Species Details

ABH: 4.023

BF: 108

Family: Nepticulidae

Subfamily: Nepticulinae

Taxon: Stigmella crataegella

Authority: (Klimesch, 1936)

Vernacular: Hawthorn Dot

Account: Common throughout much of the British Isles The larva mines the leaves of Hawthorn, and are often common in hedgerows and woodland where this grows. The mines are described in the following link:
leafmines.co.uk
.

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: 3.6 — 4.5 mm

Surrey Flight Period: —

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

Foodplant: Crataegus sp.

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-crataegella/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 23

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 1997

Latest Year: 2017

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