Nepticulidae

04.055 Beech Dot Stigmella hemargyrella (Kollar, 1832)

Common

Similar species:

Forewing: 2.5 to 3mm

Habitats: Woodlands, parkland, wherever Beech grows

Habits:

Foodplant: The larva forms a relatively narrow gallery mine in a Beech leaf. It becomes a wide gallery that often crosses a vein and mostly runs from somewhere near the leaf margin in the direction of the midrib. It pupates in a cocoon in the leaf litter.