![]() Lep:Nepticulidae
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Stigmella carpinella (Heinemann, 1862)
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Food Plant: Carpinus betulus (Hornbeam) Egg: Underside of leaf, at a rib Mine: June - July, September - October Pupa: In a cocoon on detritus Notes: An early
gallery filled with frass in an interupted line, later leaving
clear margins, with the frass less dense and scattered. The
mine is broader and shorter than that
of S.microtheriella.
The mines can appear very similar. The larva
is a dull yellow, head pale brown. An uncommon leaf miner Data: Image:© |
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