Stigmella sorbi

    Barred Rowan Pigmy

    NepticulidaeABH 4.041 B&F 66

    A leaf-miner on Rowan.  Scarce, and restricted by the distribution of the tree, which is restricted to acidic uplands in Somerset.  A cluster of records from the Quantocks, a thin scatter of records from Exmoor, and isolated examples from Britty Common (Blackdowns), Beacon Hill Wood (Mendip) and Clevedon.

    Mine Verification Grade: A