Stigmella sakhalinella Puplesis, 1984
Small Birch Pigmy
4.0060 (B&F: 113)
Synonym(s):
Stigmella discidia Schoorl & Wilkinson, 1986
Stigmella distinguenda sensu auctt. nec (Heinemann, 1862)
»Suborder: Glossata
»Superfamily: Nepticuloidea
»Family: Nepticulidae
»Subfamily: Nepticulinae
»Tribe: Nepticulini
Local
A resident species. Larvae generally occur singly, sometimes sparingly in deciduous woods in the far west of the county and on Ashdown Forest. Apparently scarcer elsewhere, although perhaps seriously under-recorded. Single-brooded, flying mainly during May and June, although this is yet to be confirmed in Sussex. Larvae feed on silver birch. (Pratt, 2011)
