Nepticulidae ABH 4.023 B&F 108   *   Stigmella crataegella Leaf mine photographs on Hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna. Wingspan: 4-5mm Season: May-June Food plant: Hawthorn (Crataegus) Mine: June-August Egg on underside, often near vein. Reddish-brown frass is linear at the start, coiled in central section and finally dispersed. Close loops are formed, often creating a secondary blotch. The larva is green. Similar: 100 Stigmella oxyacanthella

Stigmella crataegella
Leaf mine on Hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna. Dorset. August 2013