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4.051 Stigmella
poterii (Stainton, 1857)
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Food Plant: Sanguisorba minor (Salad Burnet), Sanguisorba officinalis (Great Burnet) , Rubus chamaemorus (Cloudberry), Potentilla erecta (Tormentil), Potentilla palustris (Marsh Cinquefoil) Egg: Upper side of leaf Mine: June - July, September - October Notes: A gallery following the leaf-edge. The larva is amber yellow, head brown (whereas S.aeneofasciella is a pale watery yellow). Mine shown is on Potentilla palustris. Data: 28.ix.2006, Emer Bog, Hants, VC 11, John Langmaid and Brian Elliott Image:© Ian Thirlwell |
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