Stigmella lapponica Nepticulidae

ABH 4.002
B&F 116   *   Stigmella lapponica

Leaf mine photographs on Birch, Betula.

Wingspan: 5-7mm
Season: May

Food plant: Birch, Betula
Mine: June-July
Egg on underside of leaf. The mine is a long corridor, the first quarter filled with greenish-brown frass.


Stigmella lapponica


Stigmella lapponica
Stigmella lapponica
Leaf mine on Birch, Betula. Parkstone, Dorset. June 2013

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