Lep:Nepticulidae
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95 Stigmella viscerella (Stainton, 1853)
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there may be more than one mine in a leaf

 

Food Plant: Ulmus (Elm)

Egg: Upper side of leaf

Mine: August - September

Notes: A gallery contorted, “gut”-shaped. The larva is green. The fresh frass is reddish in colour - then darkens as shown). There may be more than one mine in a leaf

Data: Bedfordshire

Image:© David Manning

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