Species Details

ABH: 4.008

BF: 114

Family: Nepticulidae

Subfamily: Nepticulinae

Taxon: Stigmella glutinosae

=Stigmella distinguenda

Authority: (Stainton, 1858)

Vernacular: White-barred Alder Dot

Account: Local in southern and central Britain. in damp woodland and marshes, and on river-banks Larva mines leaves of Alder, over-wintering as a pupa. The mines are similar to those of S. alnetella and 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: 4.4 — 5.2 mm

Surrey Flight Period: —

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: Local

UK BAP:

WCA:

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

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 41

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2001

Latest Year: 2013

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