Stigmella ulmivora (Fologne, 1860)
Barred Elm Pigmy
4.0180 (B&F: 80)
Synonym(s):
Stigmella ulmifoliae (Hering, 1931)
Stigmella ulmicola (Hering, 1932)
Stigmella ulmiphaga sensu auctt. nec (Preissecker, 1942)
»Suborder: Glossata
»Superfamily: Nepticuloidea
»Family: Nepticulidae
»Subfamily: Nepticulinae
»Tribe: Nepticulini
Local
Resident. Larvae are often fairly common or common amongst light deciduous woodland, adults much less common. Perhaps seriously under-recorded in both vice counties. Single -brooded flying mainly May although this has yet to be confirmed in Sussex. Larvae feed in the leaves of common elm and wych elm (Pratt, 2011)
