Species Details

ABH: 4.018

BF: 80

Family: Nepticulidae

Subfamily: Nepticulinae

Taxon: Stigmella ulmivora

=Stigmella ulmiphaga

Authority: (Fologne, 1860)

Vernacular: Barred Elm Dot

Account: Local throughout much of England, as far north as Durham Larva mines leaves of Elm, 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: 4.8 — 5.6 mm

Surrey Flight Period: —

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

Foodplant: Ulmus procera (English Elm), Ulmus sp. (an elm).

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-ulmivora/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 66

Individuals: 2

Earliest Year: 1997

Latest Year: 2025

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