Nepticulidae

04.006 Glossy Birch Dot Stigmella sakhalinella Puplesis, 1984

Local

Similar species:

Forewing: 2 to 2.5mm

Habitats: Deciduous woodland, heathland, fens and marshes.

Habits:

Foodplant: The larva forms a slender, winding gallery mine with frass in the bends. It begins close to the leaf margin of a birch leaf and often near the tip. It pupates in a cocoon in the leaf litter.