Lep:Nepticulidae
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89 Stigmella basiguttella (Heinemann, 1862)
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developing mine on right

Food Plant: Quercus (Oak)

Egg: Upper side of leaf

Mine: June - July, September - October

Notes: The gallery is long and sinuous, filled with greenish frass. The larva is green. The initial mine is greenish/brown and becomes more visible as it ages and goes browner.

Data: 14.x.2006, Fleet, Hants, VC12

Image:© Rob Edmunds

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