FAMILY 04: NEPTICULIDAE (9G 98S +2EX)Suborder: Glossata, Infraorder: Heteroneura, Superfamily: Nepticuloidea
All British species are in subfamily: Nepticulinae |
Tribe: Nepticulini - Genera: Enteucha, Stigmella (60S +2EX)
Tribe: Trifurculini - Genera: Glaucolepis, Trifurcula (6S); Bohemannia (3S); Etainia (3S), Fomoria (2S), Zimmermannia (3S), Ectoedemia (19S)
Tribe: Trifurculini - Genera: Glaucolepis, Trifurcula (6S); Bohemannia (3S); Etainia (3S), Fomoria (2S), Zimmermannia (3S), Ectoedemia (19S)
Small (ws 3-10mm)
Crown and frons with thick erect hairs, usually black, ferruginous or yellow
Antennal flagellum simple or shortly ciliate, 1/3 to 2/3 length of forewing, generally longer in male than female,
scape expanded into an eyecap concave on the underside, usually white or pale orange.
Ocelli absent. Proboscis absent. Maxillary palps 5-segmented, folded down. Labial palps 3-segmented, drooping
Collar of recumbent scales from back of head overlapping anterior thorax, usually black, white, orange or dull metallic.
Forewings moderately broad, pointed but may appear rounded due to long terminal cilia
Hindwings narrower than forewings, lanceolate, with long dorsal cilia (up to 4x width of wing)
Venation of both wings greatly reduced. Forewing veins branched (cf Opostegidae)
Frenulum present, single in male, multiple in female. Wing scales very large in proportion to size of moth
Glossy/metallic reflections from the wing scales which vary with angle of view make colours difficult to determine
Larvae are mostly leafminers.
Female with single genital opening.
Crown and frons with thick erect hairs, usually black, ferruginous or yellow
Antennal flagellum simple or shortly ciliate, 1/3 to 2/3 length of forewing, generally longer in male than female,
scape expanded into an eyecap concave on the underside, usually white or pale orange.
Ocelli absent. Proboscis absent. Maxillary palps 5-segmented, folded down. Labial palps 3-segmented, drooping
Collar of recumbent scales from back of head overlapping anterior thorax, usually black, white, orange or dull metallic.
Forewings moderately broad, pointed but may appear rounded due to long terminal cilia
Hindwings narrower than forewings, lanceolate, with long dorsal cilia (up to 4x width of wing)
Venation of both wings greatly reduced. Forewing veins branched (cf Opostegidae)
Frenulum present, single in male, multiple in female. Wing scales very large in proportion to size of moth
Glossy/metallic reflections from the wing scales which vary with angle of view make colours difficult to determine
Larvae are mostly leafminers.
Female with single genital opening.
Enteucha
Stigmella (62S)
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005 Stigmella betulicola
(Birch Dot) 
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012 Stigmella aceris
(Maple Dot) 
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018 Stigmella ulmivora
(Barred Elm Dot) 
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030 Stigmella hybnerella
(Shining Hawthorn Dot) 
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033 Stigmella carpinella
(Hornbeam Pigmy) 
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034 Stigmella tityrella
(Small Beech Dot) 
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035 Stigmella salicis
(Sallow Dot) 
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045 Stigmella aurella
(Golden Dot) 
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053 Stigmella incognitella
(Grey Apple Dot) 
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054 Stigmella perpygmaeella
(Least Hawthorn Dot) 
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058 Stigmella basiguttella
(Shoulder-spot Dot) |
059 Stigmella svenssoni
(Orange-headed Dot) |
060 Stigmella ruficapitella
(Red-headed Dot) |
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061 Stigmella atricapitella
(Black-headed Dot) 
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062 Stigmella samiatella
(Chestnut Dot) 
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063 Stigmella roborella
(Oak Dot) 
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Trifurcula (7S)
Trifurcula = 3 pronged; this refers to the 3 veins emanating from the hindwing median vein, 2 in all other Nepticulidae
Trifurcula = 3 pronged; this refers to the 3 veins emanating from the hindwing median vein, 2 in all other Nepticulidae
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068 Trifurcula immundella (Broom Dot)
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Bohemannia (3S)
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073 Bohemannia auriciliella
(Gold-fringed Dot) 
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Etainia (3S)
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074 Etainia sericopeza
(Norway Maple Dot) 
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075 Etainia louisella
(Maple Seed Dot) 
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076 Etainia decentella
(Sycamore Seed Dot) 
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Fomoria (2S)
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078 Fomoria septembrella
(Hypericum Dot) 
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Zimmermannia (3S)
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079 Zimmermannia atrifrontella
(Oak-bark Dot) 
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Ectoedemia (19S)
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082 Ectoedemia intimella
(White-spot Sallow Dot) 
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085 Ectoedemia argyropeza
(Aspen Dot) 
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088 Ectoedemia heringella
(Speckled Holm Oak Dot) 
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089 Ectoedemia albifasciella
(White-banded Dot) 
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090 Ectoedemia subbimaculella
(Broken-barred Oak Dot) 
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093 Ectoedemia agrimoniae
(Agrimony Dot) 
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095 Ectoedemia atricollis
(Barred Fruit-tree Dot) 
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099 Ectoedemia occultella
(Large Birch Dot) 
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