Stigmella aeneofasciella

    Brassy Pigmy

    NepticulidaeABH 4.049 B&F 55

    A very rare leaf-miner of Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria and Tormentil Potentilla erecta.   Recent records are from Orchard Wood (2004, mine on Agrimony) and Ham Wall (2014 and 2016 - records of adults to light).  There is a 1920 record for Bathford.  

    Mine Verification Grade: L

    Brassy Pigmy (Stigmella aeneofasciella) photographed in Somerset by Jenny Vickers
    Brassy Pigmy (Stigmella aeneofasciella) photographed in Somerset by Jenny Vickers
    Brassy Pigmy (Stigmella aeneofasciella) photographed in Somerset by Jenny Vickers