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.