Nepticulidae

04.021 Hereford Dot Stigmella torminalis (Wood, 1890)

Extinct

Similar species:

Forewing: 2 to 2.5mm

Habitats: Wherever Wild Sevice-tree is present.

Habits:

Foodplant: A straight, narrow gallery mine with linear frass in a leaf of Wild Service-tree. The mine gradually becomes more contorted and wider, then eventually almost forms a blotch.