Food Plant: Quercus (Oak)

Mine: Univoltine: early Summer.

Pupa: Inside the mine, in a spherical cocoon.

Notes: A gallery running from the mid-rib and developing into a full depth blotch at or towards the tip of the leaf. (Formerly called Rhynchaenus quercus).The larva is pale coloured and has a pale brown head (as shown)

Data: 30.v.2006, Fleet, Hants, VC12

Image:© Rob Edmunds