Nepticulidae

04.012 Maple Dot Stigmella aceris (Frey 1857)

Local

Similar species:

Forewing: 2 to 2.5mm

Habitats: Woodland, parks and gardens.

Habits:

Foodplant: The larva forms a long, narrow, sinuous gallery mine filled with green frass in the leaves of Field Maple, Norway Maple and occasionally Sycamore. It pupates in a cocoon on a leaf or in the leaf litter.