Species Details

ABH: 4.027

BF: 101

Family: Nepticulidae

Subfamily: Nepticulinae

Taxon: Stigmella pyri

Authority: (Glitz, 1865)

Vernacular: Pear-tree Dot

Account: Nationally scarce (Na) in orchards, woodland and gardens in parts of Sussex, Surrey, Worcestershire and Herefordshire The larva mines leaves of Pear, over-wintering as a pupa. 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: 4.2 — 5.2 mm

Surrey Flight Period: —

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

Foodplant: Pyrus sp.

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

Status: Nationally Scarce A

UK BAP:

WCA:

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

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 7

Individuals: 17

Earliest Year: 2000

Latest Year: 2025

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