Food Plant: Quercus (Oak)

Egg: underside of leaf

Mine: July, September - October

Notes: The mine is greater than 20mm long, lower epidermis with one strong crease often dividing in Y-shape at end near leaf-margin. There can be several mines on a leaf (as shown). Tends to favour young seedlings and saplings.The larva is shown and the head is a very pale greenish brown. The first anterior segment is pale yellow and there is a yellow spot on the fifth abdominal segment and a blackish spot on eighth abdominal segment.

Data: 25.x.2018, Little Less Wood, Hunts., VC31

Image:© Barry Dickerson