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NEPTICULIDAE : Nepticulinae : Nepticulini
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04.033 Stigmella carpinella (Hornbeam Dot)
ws: 5.0-6.0mm (Nepticuloidea.info); bivoltine May, Jul-Aug; leaf-mine Jun, Aug*; hornbeam (Carpinus betulus); RDB, woodland
Species does not appear in MBGBI1; according to Hant Moths only known from Sussex; but this is 3rd record for Essex and Moth Dissection shows images from Bucks, Worcs and W.Mids.
* Dates apply to main European distribution in Denmark and Sweden and may not apply to UK
Species does not appear in MBGBI1; according to Hant Moths only known from Sussex; but this is 3rd record for Essex and Moth Dissection shows images from Bucks, Worcs and W.Mids.
* Dates apply to main European distribution in Denmark and Sweden and may not apply to UK
Stigmella carpinella §1 male
ID: Pale fascia and no additional pale spots; head pale ochreous, collar pale yellow; fascia transverse (not oblique) and fairly broad; antenna pale (darker towards apex) > S.carpinella. Note also patch of dark brown scales at base of hindwing upperside
Male genitalia: gnathos with a long horizontal bar and widely separated horns; aedaegus with a basal sclerotised plate, a cluster of (30-35) larger broad cornuti and many smaller spines.
Male genitalia: gnathos with a long horizontal bar and widely separated horns; aedaegus with a basal sclerotised plate, a cluster of (30-35) larger broad cornuti and many smaller spines.
§1 Pound Wood, Essex; 09/09/2021; male; fw 2.5mm; to light
All images © Chris Lewis
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 29/09/2021 (§1)
