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Stigmella betulicola
Birch Dot (Stainton, 1856)
Nepticulidae: Nepticulinae
110 / 4.005
Photo © Jenny Seawright,  Leigh - 14 Jul 2013

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Wingspan: 4-5mm
Flight: Two generations, May and August
Foodplant:   Birch
Nat Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: -  Mine: L

Phil Sterling, 2008: A widely distributed species in the British Isles, preferring heathland habitat, where mines can be particularly common, often several to a leaf, on small birches growing amongst heather. The larva mines the leaf of birch (Betula spp.).

Mine: Either the leaf or a good photograph required

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2019)
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