Nepticulidae

04.071 Speckled Apple Dot Bohemannia pulverosella (Stainton, 1849)

Common

Similar species:

Forewing: 3 to 3.5mm

Habitats: Orchards and gardens, deciduous woodland.

Habits:

Foodplant: The larva forms a narrow, strongly contorted leaf mine on apples and pears. The mine often follows the leaf margin then widens abruptly into an elongated blotch mine. It pupates in a cocoon in the leaf litter.