Food Plant: unknown in UK at present Elsewhere: Acer monspessulanum (Montpellier maple), A. pseudoplatanus (Sycamore)

Egg: on the underside of a leaf

Mine: late Summer

Notes: . A small initial underside mine is made then two or three cones are created at the edge of a leaf. The feeding signs look identical to Caloptilia rufipennella; the adult must be bred to identify. First discovered in the UK in 2019 in Folkestone (Harper & Roberts, 2019).

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References:
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