Stigmella poterii (Stainton, 1857)

(Downland Pigmy)
4.0510 (B&F: 59)

»Suborder: Glossata
»Superfamily: Nepticuloidea
  »Family: Nepticulidae
   »Subfamily: Nepticulinae
    »Tribe: Nepticulini

Synonym(s):

Stigmella tengstroemi (Nolcken, 1871)
Stigmella serella (Stainton, 1888)
Stigmella tormentillella sensu auctt. nec (Herrich-Schäffer, 1860)

Status and ecology:

National Status: Nationally Scarce B

A resident species in danger of extinction in West Sussex and only known from Storrington; presumed extinct in East Sussex since its last listing in 1931. Perhaps seriously under recorded in both vice-counties. It is probably double brooded, flying mainly during May and again in July and August. Larvae feed on salad burnet. (Pratt, 2011)

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