Stigmella sakhalinella

Glossy Birch Dot
Family

Nepticulidae

Species Codes

B&F 113 RES 4.006

Other Names

Small Birch Pigmy

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Species Account

Widespread and common resident. Larva feeds on Birch (Betula) from June to November creating distinctive linear mines. Mines are long with brown frass in arcs with narrow frass-free margins (compare to S. continuella). The vast majority of confirmed records in Kent are of mines.

Adults are difficult to distinguish from other Stigmella species. 

Foodplant

Birch (Betula)

Record Verification

Grade L records of leafmines will require either the leaf or a good photograph.

Distribution Map

The map below shows all records of Stigmella sakhalinella (Small Birch Pigmy) in the Kent database. If you've got a dot to add, please submit your records to us. Use the control below to filter by time span:

Phenology

The graph below shows at which time of the year Stigmella sakhalinella (Small Birch Pigmy) can be expected to be recorded in Kent. Use the controls below to filter by VC and time span:

Reporting Rate

The graph below shows how the number of records of Stigmella sakhalinella (Small Birch Pigmy) submitted each year has changed over time. Use the control below to filter by VC:

Photo Gallery

Below is a selection of Stigmella sakhalinella (Small Birch Pigmy) images from Kent. If you would like to contribute any photographs, please email mothsinkent@gmail.com. Click on a photo if you would like to see it larger.

External Links

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