Fomoria septembrella

Alternative names
Hypericum Dot
Ectoedemia septembrella
Hypericum Pigmy
Description

A tiny moth, having a wingspan of only around 6 mm, with quite a coarsely-scaled appearance.

Identification difficulty

Adult Leafmine

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Habitat

Wherever the larval foodplant, St. John's-wort (Hypericum), occurs. 

When to see it

The species has two generations, on the wing in May and June, and again in August.

Life History

The larvae feed in a mine in a leaf of St. John's-wort (Hypericum), at first in a narrow gallery, later becoming a blotch mine.

UK Status

Fairly frequent in England and Wales. In the Butterfly Conservation's Microlepidoptera Report 2011 this species was classified as common.

VC55 Status

Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland, where it is usually recorded from the leafmines on St John's-wort.

Reference
4.078 BF42

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Species profile

Common names
Hypericum Pigmy
Species group:
Moths
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nepticulidae
Records on NatureSpot:
31
First record:
04/10/2017 (Calow, Graham)
Last record:
27/10/2023 (Smith, Peter)

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