Nepticulidae ABH 4.100 B&F 35   *   Ectoedemia minimella Leaf mine photographs on Birch, Betula. October 2016 Wingspan: 5-6mm Season: May-June Food plants: Birch (Betula) and Hazel (Corylus avellana) Mine: July-September Egg is laid on the lower surface. A short, contorted corridor leads to a blotch with disprsed frass. Larva is yellowish with a light brown head. Dark plates can be seen on each segment of the early larva.

Ectoedemia minimella
Studland, Dorset. October 2016