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Stigmella poterii (Stainton, 1857)
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Food Plant: Sanguisorba minor (Salad Burnet), Sanguisorba officinalis (Great Burnet) , Rubus chamaemorus (Cloudberry), Potentilla erecta (Tormentil), Potentilla palustris (Marsh Cinquefoil) Egg: Upper side of leaf Mine: June - July, September - October Notes: A gallery following the leaf-edge. The larva is amber yellow, head brown (whereas S.aeneofasciella is a pale watery yellow). Mine shown is on Potentilla erecta. National Status: Nationally Scarce B Bradley No: 59 Data: 14.x.2005, Strath Vagastie, VC108 Image:© Duncan Williams |
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