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Stigmella catharticella
Buckthorn Dot

(Stainton, 1853)98 / 4.014
=Buckthorn Pigmy

Norfolk status
Local.
Found mainly in areas of the Brecks where foodplant occurs.
Forewing brown with small whitish spot at the tornus.

Leaf-mine: June-July. Sept-Oct.
Long straight slender gallery, turning into a series of 'S' turns. Frass and larva match colour of leaf and tenanted mines can be hard to find.

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

Determination by Genitalia Examination (gen. det.) Required

Recorded in 19 (26%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1874.
Last Recorded in 2023.
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Determination
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Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10kGeneral Area
05/11/2023+28TL79Cranwich
02/11/2023228TF70Foulden Common
15/10/2023228TL79Cranwich
15/10/2023428TL98East Harling
16/09/2023+28TF71West Acre
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Wingspan: 5-6mm.
Flight: Two Generations. May-Jun. Jul-Sep.
Foodplant:   Buckthorn.
Nat Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 4  Mine: A
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