Lep:Incurvariidae
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129 Incurvaria pectinea (Haworth, 1828)
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there can be many mines in a leaf

 

Food Plant: Betula (Birch), Carpinus (Hornbeam), Corylus (Hazel), Malus (Apple) and other deciduous trees.

Mine: May-June

Notes: A distinctive blotch mine is produced, then the larva falls to the ground inside a case made from the cut-out. The photo above shows the distinctive cut outs of this species

Image:© Ian Kimber

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