Nepticulidae

04.027 Pear-tree Dot Stigmella pyri (Glitz, 1865)

Notable A

Similar species:

Forewing: 2 to 2.5mm

Habitats: Woodland, orchards and gardens.

Habits:

Foodplant: The larva forms a narrow twisting gallery mine with black dispersed frass in a leaf of a pear. The mine sometimes fuses to form a secondary blotch. It pupates in a cocoon in the leaf litter.