Nepticulidae ABH 4.045 B&F 50   *   Stigmella aurella Leaf mines on Raspberry, Rubus idaeus and Wood Avens, Geum urbanum. Breeding is needed for certain identification of adults. Adult shown ex mine. Wingspan: 6-7mm Season: Main period March-July Food plants: Bramble (Rubus fruticosus agg), Geum, Fragaria, Agrimonia. Mine: Main periods May-June, July-August, October-March Egg laid on either side of leaf. Long corridor with a broad central line of dispersed (or sometimes narrow and linear) frass. Similar: Stigmella splendidissimella and S. auromarginella

Stigmella aurella
On Wood Avens Lychett Matravers, Dorset. Mine October 2014, adult ex mine November 2014