Tischeriidae

10.005 Scarce Blackthorn Blotch-miner Coptotriche gaunacella (Duponchel, [1843])

Extinct

Similar species:

Forewing: 3 to 4mm

Habitats: Deciduous woodland, scrub and hedgerows.

Habits: Last recorded in Britain in 1902.

Foodplant: The larva feeds on Blackthorn or Wild Cherry in a white, inflated, upper-surface blotch mine. The lining of silk contracts the mine pulling the leaf margins upwards. This partially hides the mine, in which it later pupates.