Nepticulidae

04.019 Plain Elm Dot Stigmella viscerella (Stainton, 1853)

Local

Similar species:

Forewing: 2.5 to 3mm

Habitats: Wherever elms grow.

Habits:

Foodplant: The larva forms a compact gallery mine in an elm leaf. It consists of a strongly contorted and looping gallery that looks like a blotch. The exit hole is on the underside. It pupates in a cocoon in the leaf litter.