Sussex Moth Group: Stigmella lapponica

Stigmella lapponica (Wocke, 1862)

Grey Birch Dot
(Drab Birch Pigmy)
4.0020 (B&F: 116)

Synonym(s):
Stigmella vossensis (Grønlien, 1932)

»Suborder: Glossata
  »Superfamily: Nepticuloidea
    »Family: Nepticulidae
      »Subfamily: Nepticulinae
        »Tribe: Nepticulini

Number of records: 23
Recorded in: 20 1km grid squares
Date of most recent record: 19 vi 2019

Identification
difficulty

: 3Adult: Dissection likely to be required
Mine: Leaf or good photograph required

A resident species. Larvae usually occur singly or sparingly amongst deciduous woodland and on heathland in both vice-counties. Probably under-recorded. Single-brooded, flying mainly during May, but this has not yet been confirmed in Sussex. Larvae feed on silver birch and downy birch. (Pratt, 2011)

Distribution at 1km scale

Phenology (adult)

Phenology (larval)