Nepticulidae

04.041 Barred Rowan Dot Stigmella sorbi (Stainton, 1861)

Common

Similar species:

Forewing: 3 to 3.5mm

Habitats: Woodland, parks and gardens.

Habits:

Foodplant: The larva forms a slender winding gallery mine in a leaf of Rowan, whitebeams or Himalayan Cotoneaster. It widens into a blotch that may be almost circular. The midrib is rarely crossed, but the mine can occupy most of the leaflet. There are often several mines in leaf. It pupates in a cocoon in the leaf litter.