Species Details

ABH: 15.011

BF: 289

Family: Gracillariidae

Subfamily: Gracillariinae

Taxon: Caloptilia falconipennella

Authority: (Hübner, [1813])

Vernacular: Dark Alder Stilt

Account: Nationally scarce (Nb) in marshes, river-banks, ditches and other damp areas throughout Britain, discontinuously north to Dunbartonshire Larva mines leaves of Alder, make distinctive conical leaf-folds.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 12 — 14 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 20 Mar (2024) — 28 Oct (2010)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Alnus glutinosa (Alder).

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Nationally Scarce B

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 3 — Difficult to identify, an image may be required 🤔🤔
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/caloptilia-falconipennella/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 14

Individuals: 2

Earliest Year: 2004

Latest Year: 2024

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