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Local in southern and central Britain. in damp woodland and marshes, and on river-banks. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight thinly scattered in the south of the county, such as at Roydon Woods HWT reserve, and on the Island, but very rare in the north of the county. 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. Wingspan 4.4-5.2 mm. Larva mines leaves of Alder, over-wintering as a pupa. The mines, which are similar to those of S. alnetella, are described in the following link:
leafmines.co.uk
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Detail records |
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| VC10 Isle of Wight |
| Bembridge (SZ68) | 1973 | - | Ffennell, DWH | Mine |
| Parkhurst Forest (SZ49) | 1973 | - | Ffennell, DWH | Mine |
| Alverstone (SZ58) | 1977 | - | Emmet, AM | - |
| The Wilderness, nr. Rooksley (SZ58) | 1977 | - | Emmet, AM | - |
| Alverstone (SZ58) | 21-Sep-1977 | - | Emmet, AM; Pelham-Clinton, EC; Bradley, JD; Uffen, RWJ | Mine |
| The Wilderness, nr. Rooksley (SZ58) | 22-Sep-1977 | - | Emmet, AM; Pelham-Clinton, EC; Bradley, JD; Uffen, RWJ | Mine |
| The Wilderness, nr. Rooksley (SZ58) | 22-Sep-1977 | - | Emmet, AM | Larval |
| Shide (SZ58) | 26-Sep-1994 | one | Biggs, David | Larval |
| Shide (SZ58) | 26-Sep-1994 | one | Biggs, David | Larval |
| River Medina, Shide to Blackwater (SZ58) | 26-Sep-1994 | - | Biggs, DT | - |
| Parkhurst Forest (SZ48) | 03-Oct-1995 | - | Biggs, David | Mine |
| Hurst Stake (SZ59) | 06-Nov-1996 | - | Biggs, David | Larval |
| Alverstone (SZ58) | 21-Sep-1997 | - | Dickson, Richard | Larval |
| Hurst Stake (SZ59) | 03-Dec-2004 | - | Biggs, David | Mine (vacated) |
| Brading (SZ68) | 13-Oct-2005 | - | Green, Dave & Clarke, Susan | Larval |
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 14-Oct-2005 | - | Green, Dave & Clarke, Susan | Larval |
| Fort Victoria CP (SZ38) | 19-Aug-2010 | - | Cotterill, Dr M. | Mine |
| Newport (SZ58) | 23-Oct-2010 | - | Cotterill, Dr M. | Mine (vacated) |
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| VC11 South Hampshire |
| Matley Bog, New Forest (SU30) | 06-Sep-1982 | - | Langmaid, JR; Pelham-Clinton, EC; Emmet, AM; Bradley, JD | Mine (vacated) |
| Southampton Common (SU41) | 1983 | - | Unknown | - |
| Emer Bog NR (SU32) | 27-Oct-1991 | - | Agassiz, J.R. Langmaid & D.J.L. | Mine |
| Hookheath Meadows NR, Southwick (SU60) | 17-Oct-1992 | - | Langmaid, John | Mine |
| Lower Titchfield Haven NR (SU50) | 23-Oct-1993 | - | Langmaid, John | Mine (vacated) |
| Roydon Woods HWT Reserve (SU30) | 04-Jul-1999 | - | Budd, PA | Larval |
| Roydon Woods HWT Reserve (SZ39) | 01-Sep-1999 | - | Budd, PA | Larval |
| Roydon Woods HWT Reserve (SU30) | 01-Sep-1999 | - | Budd, PA | Larval |
| Roydon Woods HWT Reserve (SU30) | 08-Oct-1999 | - | Budd, PA | Larval |
| Titchfield Common (SU50) | 14-Oct-2001 | one | Dickson, Richard | Mine (vacated) |
| Holmsley Inclosure, New Forest (SU20) | 23-Sep-2003 | - | Green, Dave & Clarke, Susan | Larval |
| The Moors NR, Bishop's Waltham (SU51) | 14-Oct-2003 | - | Langmaid, John & Dickson, RIchard | Mine (vacated) |
| The Moors NR, Bishop's Waltham (SU51) | 14-Oct-2003 | - | Dickson, Richard | Mine |
| Southampton (SU41) | 23-Oct-2013 | - | Budd, Philip | Mine |
| Portsmouth (SU60) | 04-Nov-2013 | - | Langmaid, John & Thirlwell, Ian | Mine (vacated) |
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| VC12 North Hampshire |
| Leckford (SU33) | 1974 | - | Unknown | - |
| Fleet Pond (SU85) | 07-Oct-1997 | one | Green, David G | Larval |
| Fleet Pond (SU85) | 07-Oct-1997 | one | Green, David G | Larval |
| Testcombe (SU33) | 1998 | - | Green, David G | Larval |
| Liss (SU72) | 15-Nov-2001 | - | Langmaid, John, I.R. Thirlwell & B. Elliott | Mine (vacated) |
| Liss (SU72) | 15-Nov-2001 | - | Langmaid, John, I.R. Thirlwell & B. Elliott | Mine (vacated) |
| Testcombe (SU33) | 22-Sep-2003 | - | Green, Dave & Clarke, Susan | Larval |
| Hook (SU75) | 27-Oct-2015 | - | Dennis, Graham | Mine (vacated) |
| Pamber Forest (SU66) | 15-Sep-2017 | - | Dennis, Graham | Mine (vacated) |
| Rotherwick (SU75) | 12-Oct-2017 | - | Dennis, Graham | Mine (vacated) |
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