Species Details

ABH: 4.053

BF: 78

Family: Nepticulidae

Subfamily: Nepticulinae

Taxon: Stigmella incognitella

=Stigmella pomella

Authority: (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)

Vernacular: Grey Apple Dot

Account: Local in woodland, gardens, orchards and parks throughout much of southern Britainon than the records suggest. Wingspan 5-6 mm. Adults of this species and S. perpygmaeella are difficult to distinguish except by dissection of the genitalia; however, S. incognitella tends to be slightly larger, the forewing is darker and more obviously glossed with purple, the cilia are darker at the tips, and the hindwing is slightly darker, especially in the male (MBGBI Vol 1). Larva mines leaves of Apple, over-wintering as a pupa.

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 mm

Surrey Flight Period: —

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

Foodplant:

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-incognitella/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 20

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2002

Latest Year: 2020

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