Nepticulidae

04.092 Coast Dot Ectoedemia erythrogenella (Joannis, 1907)

Notable B

Similar species:

Forewing: 2 to 2.5mm

Habitats: It is usually coastal on downland, scrub and similar sites.

Habits:

Foodplant: The larva forms a narrow gallery mine filled with frass and following a Bramble leaf vein. The mine has several reversing turns before it widens into an elongate blotch. In sunny sites the mine becomes purple-red. It pupates in a cocoon spun on a leaf.