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Stigmella ruficapitella
Red-headed Dot (Haworth, 1828)
Nepticulidae: Nepticulinae
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Photo © Chris McGaw,  28/10/2019 - The Grange

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Black-headed Dot
Stigmella atricapitella
Oak Dot
Stigmella roborella
Wingspan: 4.5-6 mm.
Flight: May to June and in July and August.
Foodplant:   Oak.
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 4  Mine: L
Status
Widespread.
Commonest member of this Oak feeding group.
Similar to previous species.

Leaf-mine: June-July. Sept-Nov.
Long slender gallery that widens markedly compared with previous species.

Verification Grade Comment: Adults must be reared and/or Gen. Det. to confirm.

Determination by Genitalia Examination Required

Mine: Either the leaf or a good photograph required

Recorded in 41 (55%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1874.
Last Recorded in 2023.
Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
07/11/2023128TF62South Wootton
28/10/2023+28TF63Ken Hill Wood / Snettisham
19/08/2023128TL79Mundford
02/11/2022328TL99Thompson
24/09/2022+27TG11Felthorpe
23/08/2022128TF92North Elmham
24/10/2021127TG41Repps
08/11/2020128TF92North Elmham
30/10/2020127TG21Frettenham / Crostwick
17/10/2020+28TF93Little Snoring / Thursford
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