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Stigmella continuella (Stainton, 1856)
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Food Plant: Betula (Birch) Egg: Underside of leaf Mine: June - July, September - October Notes: The mine starts from brown spot, later filled with greenish frass. The larva is yellow (appears green in mine - as shown). The mine is difficult to locate initially but becomes brown as it ages. Data: 27.ix.2005, Fleet, Hants, VC12 Image:© Rob Edmunds |
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