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Stigmella plagicolella
Blue-shot Dot (Stainton, 1854)
Nepticulidae: Nepticulinae
67 / 4.042
Photo © Graham Moates,  Cambridge 28/10/2023

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Dropwort Dot
Stigmella filipendulae
Wingspan: 4-5 mm.
Flight: May to June and again in August.
Foodplant:   Blackthorn
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: -  Mine: A

Recorded in 18 (49%) of 37 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1905.
Last Recorded in 2023.
Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
17/08/20231529TL46 - Cottenham/Cambridge
13/11/2022+29TL46 - Cottenham/Cambridge
11/11/2022+29TL46 - Cottenham/Cambridge
18/10/2022+29TL35 - Comberton/Wimpole Hall
11/10/2022+29TL34 - Royston
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