Lep:Eriocraniidae
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8 Eriocrania unimaculella (Zetterstedt, 1839)
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mine starts at or near leaf edge

 

Food Plant: Food Plant: Betula (Birch)

Mine: April - May

Notes: The mine starts at or near the leaf edge and widens to a blotch with frass in long threads. The final instar larva has a dark brown head.

Data: 2002, Lancashire

Image:© Ian Kimber

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