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Stigmella basiguttella
Shoulder-spot Dot (Heinemann, 1862)
Nepticulidae: Nepticulinae
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Photo © Rob Edmunds,  Dersingham Bog 28/09/10

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Black-headed Dot
Stigmella atricapitella
Wingspan: 4.5-6mm.
Flight: Two Generations. May-Jun. Jul-Aug.
Foodplant:   Oak.
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 4  Mine: A
Status
Widespread.
Black head, bronzy brown/grey forewing with green tint. Pale yellow spot at base.

Leaf-mine: June-July. Sept-Oct.
Long sinuous gallery, widening gradually and filled with green frass.

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

Determination by Genitalia Examination Required

Recorded in 54 (73%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1980.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
12/11/2023+28TF62Wolferton / Sandringham
11/11/2023328TL98East Wretham Heath
07/11/2023+28TF62South Wootton
06/11/2023127TM19Ashwellthorpe
05/11/2023+28TL79Cranwich
03/11/2023+28TF90Watton
15/10/2023+28TL79Cranwich
27/09/2023+27TG02Foxley Wood
14/09/2023+27TG12Cawston
02/09/2023+27TG10Ketteringham
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