Lep:Nepticulidae
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4.036 Stigmella myrtillella (Stainton, 1857)
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small blotch formed

 

Food Plant: Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry)

Egg: Underside of leaf

Mine: July, September - October

Notes: A contorted gallery leading to small blotch. The larva is amber yellow, head brown.

Data: 03.x.2021, Falkland, Fife, VC85

Image:© Nigel Voaden

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