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NEPTICULIDAE : Nepticulinae: Nepticulini
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04.061 Stigmella atricapitella (Black-headed Dot)
ws: 4.5 - 6.0mm; bivoltine May-Jun, Aug-Sep; oaks (Quercus robur / petraea); probably occurs throughout GB wherever there are oaks
Stigmella atricapitella §1 male
ID: Forewing without pale markings; terminal cilia of forewing concolorous with wing; head black; hindwing with androconial scales in cilia; androconial scales 2/3 length of cilia > male S.atricapitella
In fact I thought the androconial scales were almost as long as the cilia in §1, but the key distinction is with S.ruficapitella in which they are 1/3 the length of the cilia.
Females have an ochreous frons, white collar and the hindwing lacks androconial scales
In fact I thought the androconial scales were almost as long as the cilia in §1, but the key distinction is with S.ruficapitella in which they are 1/3 the length of the cilia.
Females have an ochreous frons, white collar and the hindwing lacks androconial scales
§1 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 10/08/2013; male; fw 2.4mm
§2 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 24/08/2016; female; fw 2.4mm
§3 Pound Wood, Essex; 05/08/2020; female
§4 Pound Wood, Essex; 05/08/2020; male; fw 2.0mm
§5 Pound Wood, Essex; 05/08/2020; male; fw 2.4mm
§6 Haugh Woods, Herefordshire; 07/09/2023; female; fw 2.6mm
§7 Dagenham, Essex; ??/??/2024; female; fw 2.6mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 24/08/2016; female; fw 2.4mm
§3 Pound Wood, Essex; 05/08/2020; female
§4 Pound Wood, Essex; 05/08/2020; male; fw 2.0mm
§5 Pound Wood, Essex; 05/08/2020; male; fw 2.4mm
§6 Haugh Woods, Herefordshire; 07/09/2023; female; fw 2.6mm
§7 Dagenham, Essex; ??/??/2024; female; fw 2.6mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 17/03/2014 (§1) | §2 added 15/11/2016 | §3-5 added 04/02/2021 | §6 added 30/12/2023 | §7 added 20/10/2024
