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Stigmella splendidissimella
Shining Bramble Dot (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
Nepticulidae: Nepticulinae
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Golden Dot
Stigmella aurella
Wingspan: 4-5mm.
Flight: Two Generations. Apr-May. Aug.
Foodplant:   Bramble, Agrimony, Wild Strawberry
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 4  Mine: R
Status
Local.
Black head, coppery-purple forewing with straight, metallic golden fascia.

Larvae mine a very long sinuous gallery with a narrow central frass line.

Leaf-mine:July. Sept - Oct

Verification Grade Comment: Adults must be reared and/or Gen. Det. to confirm.

Determination by Genitalia Examination Required

Mine: Moth needs to be reared and, in some cases, possibly dissected.

Recorded in 32 (43%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1970.
Last Recorded in 2022.
Additional Stats
Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
14/11/2022+27TG02Foxley Wood
13/11/2021128TF91Dereham
03/11/2021+27TG41Acle
01/11/2021128TF92North Elmham
24/11/2017128TM07Blo Norton
05/11/2017+27TG04Glandford
29/10/2017+27TG30Buckenham Carrs / Cantley
30/09/2017+27TG11Alderford / Swannington
30/09/2017+27TG02Whitwell
02/09/2017+28TL79Mundford
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