Nepticulidae

04.030 Shining Hawthorn Dot Stigmella hybnerella (Hübner, 1796)

Common

Similar species:

Forewing: 2 to 2.5mm

Habitats: Wherever Hawthorn is present.

Habits:

Foodplant: The larva forms a slender gallery mine with linear frass that winds freely through leaves of Hawthorn. It then widens into a blotch that usually lies along the leaf margin. It pupates in a cocoon in the leaf litter.