Nepticulidae

04.053 Grey Apple Dot Stigmella incognitella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)

Local

Similar species:

Forewing: 2.5 to 3mm

Habitats: Woodlands, gardens and orchards.

Habits:

Foodplant: The larva forms a narrow, compact gallery mine in a leaf of apple. It is located against a leaf vein or in an angle between the veins where it widens into a small blotch at the end. It pupates in a cocoon in the leaf litter.