Food Plant: Salix viminalis (Osier), Salix spp. (Willows)

Egg: Underside of leaf

Mine: June - July; September - October

Notes: The leaf is curled over by the mine, which is underside and usually near the leaf base. Local and uncommon. Found in marshy areas in Osier beds. The cremaster is shown, with two strongly curved outer spines

Data: 01.x.2005, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Image:© Willem Ellis