Nepticulidae

04.011 Scarce Blackthorn Dot Stigmella prunetorum (Stainton, 1855)

Notable B

Similar species:

Forewing: 2 to 2.5mm

Habitats: Deciduous woodland, downland and undercliff.

Habits:

Foodplant: The larva forms a gallery mine in a Blackthorn leaf or occasionally in Wild Cherry. The mine runs in several spirals around the oviposition site. It then breaks loose and often runs along the leaf margin. It pupates in a cocoon in the leaf litter.