Lep:Nepticulidae
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81 Stigmella hemargyrella (Kollar, 1832)
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the frass is coiled in the middle part of the mine

 

Food Plant: Fagus (Beech)

Egg: Either leaf surface

Mine: June, August - early September

Notes: A gallery, with coiled frass in central part. The larva is whitish-yellow, head pale brown.

Data: Lancashire

Image:© Ian Kimber

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