Species Details

ABH: 4.015

BF: 92

Family: Nepticulidae

Subfamily: Nepticulinae

Taxon: Stigmella anomalella

Authority: (Goeze, 1783)

Vernacular: Rose Dot

Account: Common in hedgerows, parks and gardens throughout the British Isles Imago has plain bronze forewing, tinged green on the inner two-thirds and red towards the tip (MBGBI Vol 1), but can be separated from similar Stigmella species only by dissection of the genitalia. Most frequently recorded as a larval miner of the leaves of Cultivated Rose and Wild Rose, over-wintering as a pupa. However, the mine very similar to that of S. centifoliella and records of vacated mines, although reported here, should be treated with caution.

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: 5 — 6.5 mm

Surrey Flight Period: —

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

Foodplant: Rosa sp. (a Rose).

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

Status: Common

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 5 — Adults unidentifiable 😖 or pending grading 🧐
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/stigmella-anomalella/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 120

Individuals: 2

Earliest Year: 1998

Latest Year: 2025

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