4.018 BF80 – Nepticulidae – Nepticulinae – Stigmella ulmivora

Nepticulidae – Nepticulinae – Stigmella ulmivora – Barred Elm Pigmy

Status – National Status – A local species throughout much of England. More scarce further north – Derbyshire status unknown.

ID  Pointers – A Leaf-miner – Egg found on the underside of the leaf. The mine is a narrow gallery, with frass only found in the initial stages of the corridor (Just about visible in the photo). Found on Ulmus (Elm)

Mine – September

Image – Dave Evans – September 2022 – Wyver Lane, Belper.

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