Nepticulidae

04.037 Sandhill Dot Stigmella zelleriella (Snellen, 1875)

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Similar species:

Forewing: 2 to 3mm

Habitats: Sand-dunes.

Habits:

Foodplant: The larva forms a short gallery mine in a leaf of Creeping Willow. This often partly follows the leaf margin while gradually widening into a blotch that may occupy nearly half the leaf. It pupates in a cocoon in the leaf litter.