Habitat
- Deciduous forest edges
- Hedgerows
- Scrub
5-6 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishLeast Thorn Pigmy 
LietuviųVienspalvė gudobelinė kandelė 
NederlandsMeidoornhoekmineermot 
SlovenčinaDrobník rykytníkový 
SvenskaBrun hagtornsdvärgmal
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Rosaceae Crataegus laevigata Midland Hawthorn Rosaceae Crataegus monogyna Common Hawthorn - Secondary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Rosaceae Malus Apple
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Nepticula perpygmaeella Doubleday, 1859
- Links
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Language Website Authors British Leafminers 
Lepiforum e. V. Moths and butterflies of Sweden Magnus Unger Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson The leaf and stem mines of Britain Brian Pitkin UK Moths Ian Kimber
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 | Extinct |
 | Extinct in the wild |
 | Critically endangered |
 | Endangered |
 | Vulnerable |
 | Near Threatened |
 | Least Concern |
 | Lower Risk |
 | Legally protected |
 | CITES |