Nepticulidae ABH 4.006 B&F 113   *   Stigmella sakhalinella Leaf mine photographs on Birch, Betula. September 2011 Wingspan: 4-5mm Season: Two generations, May and July-August Food plant: Birch (Betula spp.) Mine: July - October Egg underside, near margin or leaf tip. Slender corridor, irregularly scalloped sides, coils of blackish-brown frass always leaving narrow, clear edges. Similar: Stigmella continuella

Stigmella sakhalinella
Leaf mine on Birch, Betula. Studland, Dorset. September 2011