Species Details

ABH: 4.020

BF: 82

Family: Nepticulidae

Subfamily: Nepticulinae

Taxon: Stigmella paradoxa

Authority: (Frey, 1858)

Vernacular: Scarce Hawthorn Dot

Account: Nationally scarce (Nb) in woodland, heathland, downland, marshes, river-banks and damp areas throughout much of England, Wales, southern Scotland and western Ireland. Larva mines leaves of Hawthorn, 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: 4.3 — 5.1 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: Nationally Scarce B

UK BAP:

WCA:

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

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 4

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2005

Latest Year: 2016

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