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Stigmella mespilicola (Frey, 1856)
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Food Plant: Sorbus torminalis (Wild Service-tree), S.aria (Whitebeam), S.intermedia (Swedish Whitebeam) Egg: upperside of leaf Mine: June-July;August-September Notes: Makes a short mine, which gradually widens, with frass in a broad central line. It may end in a small blotch. The larva is pale green/yellow green. Mine shown is from a Wild Service-tree National Status: pRDB2 Data: 13.ix.2012, Lydney, Glos., VC34 Image:© Guy Meredith |
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