Nepticulidae

04.097 Dewberry Dot Ectoedemia rubivora (Wocke, 1860)

Notable B

Similar species:

Forewing: 2.5 to 3mm

Habitats: Woodland, river-banks, marshes and fens.

Habits:

Foodplant: The larva forms a highly contorted gallery mine with dispersed frass in a leaf of Dewberry or Bramble. This greatly widens near the end. There are often several mines in a leaf which may turn a dull purple. It pupates in a cocoon in the leaf litter or under the soil.