Stigmella carpinella
Checklist Number04.033 [B&F: 0076]
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: | carpinella |
| Authority: | (Heinemann, 1862) |
Vulnerable (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) and known in Britain only from a series bred from mines on hornbeam taken in Sussex. Unlikely to be recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 5-6 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous without the yellow base characteristic of S. floslactella. Larva mines leaves of Hornbeam, over-wintering as a pupa.
