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Family: Gracillariidae   Checklist Number: 15.010

Caloptilia stigmatella  (Fabricius, 1781)

Willow Stilt

This species can be double brooded with adults on the wing in June and July, and September and October. Over winters as an adult. Associated with woodland and gardens. Numerous tree-species are used as food-plants, especially willows.

References: 
Sterling, P. & Parsons, M. (2023 second edition). Field Guide to the Micro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland.

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