Nepticulidae

04.003 Pale Birch Dot Stigmella confusella (Wood, 1894)

Common

Similar species:

Forewing: 2.5 to 3mm

Habitats: Wherever birch is present.

Habits:

Foodplant: A long, slender gallery mine in a birch leaf that follows the veins over long distances. The frass is linear throughout. It pupates in a cocoon in the soil.