Lep:Heliozelidae
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6.005 Heliozela hammoniella Sorhagen, 1885
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the mine in the petiole leads to an oval blotch

Food Plant: Betula spp. (Birch)

Egg: under the bark of young twigs

Mine: July - August

Notes: The mine in the petiole and midrib leads to an oval blotch, then a cut-out in leaf-blade.

National Status: Local

Bradley No: 157

Data: 24.ix.2005, Sallachy, VC107

Image:© Duncan Williams

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