Nepticulidae ABH 4.010 B&F 111   *   Stigmella microtheriella Leaf mine photographs on Hazel, Corylus avellana. September 2011 Wingspan: 4-5mm Season: May-June Food plants: Hornbeam (Carpinus) and Hazel (Corylus) Mine: June-August Egg on underside, often near vein. Reddish-brown frass linear at the start, coiled in central section and finally dispersed. Close loops are formed, often creating a secondary blotch. Many mines can be present. Larva green. Similar: Stigmella floslactella and S. oxyacanthella

Stigmella microtheriella
Parkstone, Dorset. September 2011