Species Details

ABH: 4.056

BF: 65

Family: Nepticulidae

Subfamily: Nepticulinae

Taxon: Stigmella speciosa

Authority: (Frey, 1858)

Vernacular: Beautiful Sycamore Dot

Account: Common in woodland, gardens, orchards and parks throughout much of southern England, with records north to Yorkshire. Widespread and common in the urban areas of south Hampshire and across the Isle of Wight, but in the north of the county more thinly distributed. Wingspan 4-5 mm. Adults difficult to distinguish from other Stigmella species, and more frequently recorded in the larval stage, which mines the leaves of Sycamore, 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 — 5 mm

Surrey Flight Period: —

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

Foodplant: Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore).

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-speciosa/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 93

Individuals: 2

Earliest Year: 1999

Latest Year: 2025

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