Photo © Mike Wall
Stigmella betulicola
Checklist Number04.005 [B&F: 0110]
Verification
Record requires retention of specimen until confirmed, and may require dissection. Consult with CMR if unsure
Classification
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Subfamily: | Nepticulinae |
| Genus: | Stigmella |
| Species: | betulicola |
| Authority: | (Stainton, 1856) |
Local on well-wooded heathland throughout much of the British Isles. In Hampshire restricted mainly to Botley Wood, Havant Thicket and the north-eastern heaths, with scattered records elsewhere. One record from the Isle of Wight, in 2017. Wingspan 3.4-4.6 mm. The adult requires dissection for certain identification; the larva mines leaves of Silver and Downy Birch, over-wintering as a pupa.
In the Scottish Highlands, f. nanivora, considered by some authorities to be a separate species, mines Dwarf Birch.
In the Scottish Highlands, f. nanivora, considered by some authorities to be a separate species, mines Dwarf Birch.
The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:
No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Larval | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
VC10 Isle of Wight
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mottistone Forest (SZ48) | 16/09/2017 | one | Dave Cooke | Mine |
| Mottistone Forest (SZ48) | 14/10/2017 | eight | Dave Cooke | Mine |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Havant Thicket (SU71) | 06/10/1983 | - | John R Langmaid | Mine |
| Emer Bog NR (SU32) | 04/11/1984 | - | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Mine (vacated) |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 10/11/1984 | - | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling, R P Knill-Jones | Mine (vacated) |
| West Walk, Wickham (SU61) | 13/07/1990 | one | J R Langmaid, R J Dickson | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 24/09/1990 | - | Richard J Dickson | Mine |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 01/10/1990 | - | Richard J Dickson | Mine |
| The Moors NR, Bishop's Waltham (SU51) | 07/10/1990 | two | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Mine |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 08/10/1990 | - | Richard J Dickson | Mine |
| Havant Thicket (SU71) | 04/10/1991 | - | John R Langmaid | Mine |
| Emer Bog NR (SU32) | 27/10/1991 | - | J R Langmaid, D J L Agassiz | Mine |
| Emer Bog NR (SU42) | 10/10/1992 | - | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Mine |
| Emer Bog NR (SU32) | 26/10/1993 | - | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Mine |
| Roydon Woods HIWWT NR, NF (SU30) | 03/10/1998 | - | Richard J Dickson | Mine |
| Roydon Woods HIWWT NR, NF (SZ39) | 03/10/1998 | - | David G Green | Larval |
| Roydon Woods HIWWT NR, NF (SU30) | 03/10/1998 | - | J R Langmaid, R J Dickson, D G Green, T Norriss, P Budd | Mine |
| Wickham Common (SU51) | 07/10/1998 | - | Richard J Dickson | Mine |
| Roydon Woods NR (SU30) | 1999 | - | Phil Budd | - |
| Roydon Woods HIWWT NR, NF (SU30) | 07/10/1999 | - | Phil Budd | Larval |
| Crows Nest Bottom (SU21) | 01/11/1999 | one | David G Green | Larval |
| Wickham Common (SU51) | 14/10/2003 | - | J R Langmaid, R J Dickson | Mine |
| Wickham Common (SU51) | 14/10/2003 | 10 | Richard J Dickson | Mine |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 11/05/2005 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |
| Browndown (SZ59) | 09/10/2005 | - | J R Langmaid, B Elliott, T Norriss et al | Mine |
| Crows Nest Bottom (SU21) | 27/09/2006 | - | David G Green | Larval |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 07/08/2007 | one | Keith Wheeler | Adult |
| Havant Thicket (SU71) | 02/10/2007 | - | J R Langmaid, B Elliott | Mine |
| Bell's Copse, Havant Thicket (SU71) | 02/10/2007 | - | J R Langmaid, B Elliott | Mine |
| Havant Thicket (SU71) | 02/10/2007 | - | J R Langmaid, B Elliott | Mine |
| Wickham Common (SU51) | 31/10/2007 | - | John R Langmaid | Mine |
| Wickham Common (SU51) | 31/10/2007 | - | John R Langmaid | Mine |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 27/07/2009 | one | Keith Wheeler | Adult |
| South Gorley (SU11) | 02/08/2014 | one | Scott Hackett | Mine |
| Emer Bog NR (SU32) | 17/10/2014 | - | Brian Elliott | Mine |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 07/09/2015 | two | Richard J Dickson | Mine (vacated) |
| Holmesley, NF (SU20) | 10/07/2017 | - | J R Langmaid, B Elliott, B Goater | Mine |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 19/11/2021 | eight | Dan Houghton | Mine (vacated) |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 20/11/2021 | two | David Wallace | Mine (vacated) |
| Botley Wood (SU51) | 18/09/2022 | four | Dan Houghton | Mine (vacated) |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 08/10/2022 | nine | Dan Houghton | Mine |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 09/10/2022 | one | Dan Houghton | Mine |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micheldever (SU54) | 1971 | - | D W H Ffennell | - |
| Micheldever (SU54) | 1971 | - | D W H Ffennell | - |
| The Warren, Hawkley (SU72) | 18/10/1993 | - | J R Langmaid, P R Durnell | Mine |
| Yateley Common (SU85) | 23/09/1994 | - | J R Langmaid, A M Davis | Mine |
| Yateley Common (SU85) | 23/09/1994 | - | J R Langmaid, A M Davis | Mine |
| Eelmoor Marsh SSSI (SU85) | 24/08/1997 | one | David G Green | Larval |
| Eelmoor Marsh SSSI (SU85) | 24/08/1997 | one | David G Green | Larval |
| Fleet Pond (SU85) | 07/10/1997 | one | David G Green | Larval |
| Fleet Pond (SU85) | 07/10/1997 | one | David G Green | Larval |
| Yateley Heath (SU85) | 26/10/2002 | - | Rob Edmunds | Larval |
| Eelmoor Marsh SSSI (SU85) | 23/09/2005 | - | David G Green | Larval |
| Pamber Forest (SU66) | 11/10/2009 | - | J R Langmaid, M J Wall, R T Edmunds, B Elliott, T J Norriss | Mine |
| Pamber Forest (SU66) | 11/10/2009 | - | J R Langmaid, M J Wall, R T Edmunds, B Elliott, T J Norriss | Mine |
| Micheldever Wood (SU53) | 28/10/2011 | - | David G Green | Larval |
| Pamber Forest (SU66) | 17/10/2020 | - | Graham Dennis | Mine |
| Inhams Copse, Pamber (SU66) | 31/07/2024 | one | Graham Dennis | Adult |
VC22 West Berkshire (Hants county)
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mortimer West End (SU66) | 11/08/2003 | one | Graham Dennis | Adult |