Nepticulidae : Nepticulinae
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Immature stages

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Stigmella incognitella
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Stigmella perpygmaeella
Least Hawthorn Dot

(Doubleday, 1859)79 / 4.054
=Least Thorn Pigmy

Norfolk status
Widespread.
Bronzy grey-brown forewing, brown-orange head and cilia concolorous with wing.
Adults very similar to previous species.

Leaf-mine: July and Oct.
A slender gallery of compact 'S' turns uniting in a false blotch.

(=Stigmella pygmaeella)

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

Determination by Genitalia Examination (gen. det.) Required

Mine: Either the leaf or a good photograph required

Recorded in 46 (62%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1874.
Last Recorded in 2023.
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Determination
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Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10kGeneral Area
07/11/2023128TL79Mundford
21/10/2023+28TF93Thursford
19/10/2023128TL99Rockland St Peter
16/09/2023+28TF71West Acre
28/08/2023228TF72Flitcham
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Wingspan: 4-5mm.
Flight: Two Generations. May and Aug.
Foodplant:   Hawthorn.
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 4  Mine: L
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