Incurvariidae
Incurvariinae
ABH 8.001
Wingspan: 12-16mm Season: April-May Food plants: Mainly Birch (Betula) and Hazel (Corylus), sometimes found on Hornbeam (Corylus) or Apple (Malus) Mine: May-June Larvae create a blotch mine then drop to the ground in a case made from the leaf excisions. Similar: 130 Incurvaria masculella |
Incurvaria pectinea
Leafmines: Parkstone and Studland, Dorset. 2013 and 2014. Adult: Talbot Heath, April 2017