Nepticulidae

04.057 Plain Holm Oak Dot Stigmella suberivora (Stainton, 1869)

Local

Similar species:

Forewing: 2.5 to 3mm

Habitats: Parks and gardens.

Habits:

Foodplant: The larva forms a broad, irregular gallery mine in a leaf of Holm Oak. It is almost filled with black frass. The larva pupates in a cocoon in the leaf litter.