Photo © Mike Wall
Stigmella oxyacanthella
Checklist Number04.026 [B&F: 0100]
Verification
Record requires retention of specimen until confirmed, and may require dissection. Consult with CMR if unsure
Classification
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Subfamily: | Nepticulinae |
| Genus: | Stigmella |
| Species: | oxyacanthella |
| Authority: | (Stainton, 1854) |
Common throughout much of Britain, but not in northern Scotland. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight well-distributed and reasonably common throughout. Wingspan 4-5.2 mm. Adults difficult to distinguish from other Stigmella species, and more frequently recorded in the larval stage, when mines are relatively easy to find where they are present, but much confused in the past with S. crataegella, which has a similar mine and larva. Larva mines leaves of Hawthorn, Apple and Pear, over-wintering as a pupa. The mines are described in the following link:
leafmines.co.uk
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leafmines.co.uk
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The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:
No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
