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Photo © Patrick Clement,  Tiddesley Wood, Worcestershire, on Crataegus. August 17th 2013.

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Stigmella regiella
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)107 / 4.022

Fairly common resident.

Most easily recorded from leaf mines on Crataegus spp. with larva feeding in August to October. In a narrow gallery filled with reddish frass, following the leaf margin, leading to a yellow blotch containing black frass; larva yellow.

Verification Grade Comment: Vacated mines may sometimes be unidentifiable

Mine: Either the leaf or a good photograph required

Recorded in 40 (29%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1877.
Last Recorded in 2021.
(Data up to end 2022)
Additional Stats

Wingspan: 4-5mm
Flight: May / June
Foodplant:   Hawthorn
Nat Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: -  Mine: L
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Latest 5 Records (data up to end 2022)
Date#VC10k Area
03/09/20211VC37 - WorcestershireSO94 -
18/10/20201VC37 - WorcestershireSO94 -
18/10/20202VC37 - WorcestershireSO94 -
13/10/2020+VC36 - HerefordshireSO53 -
13/10/2020+VC36 - HerefordshireSO63 -
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