Stigmella samiatella (Chestnut Dot) - iMoths


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Stigmella samiatella
Chestnut Dot (Zeller, 1839)
Nepticulidae : Nepticulinae

88 / 4.062

Similar Bedfordshire Species
Black-headed Dot Stigmella atricapitella

Oak Dot
Stigmella roborella

Wingspan:	c.5-7 mm.
Flight:	June and from July to August.
Foodplant:	Oak, Sweet Chestnut.
Nat Status:	Local
Verification Grade: Adult: 4 Mine: R/L

Verification Grade Comment: mine only accepteble on Sweet Chestnut. Must be bred through on Oak

Determination by Genitalia Examination (gen. det.) Required

Recorded in 8 (36%) of 22 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1995.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Further info: Stigmella samiatella