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Stigmella trimaculella
Three-spot Dot (Haworth, 1828)
Nepticulidae: Nepticulinae
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Wingspan: 5-6 mm.
Flight: May and Aug.
Foodplant:   Black Poplar, Italian Poplar, Lombardy Poplar.
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2  Mine: A
Status
Habitats where foodplant occurs.
Adults have cryptic wing pattern each with three creamy patches.

One of a few Nepticulidae that can be identified as adults by forewing markings.

Leaf-mine: June-July. Sept-Oct.

Recorded in 42 (57%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1874.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
11/11/2023+28TF81Litcham
10/11/2023128TF74Thornham
09/11/2023+28TF64Hunstanton
05/11/2023+28TL79Cranwich
06/10/2023+27TG20Norwich (Centre)
02/10/2023127TM09New Buckenham
01/10/2023228TM09Great Ellingham
30/09/2023128TF60Downham Market
25/09/2023+27TG22Buxton
23/09/2023+27TG41Filby
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