Gracillariidae

15.084 Maple Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter acerifoliella (Zeller, 1839)

Common

Similar species:

Forewing: 3 to 4.5mm

Habitats: Deciduous woodland, woodland rides and margins.

Habits:

Foodplant: The larva forms a relatively small mine on the lower surface of a Field Maple leaf. If on a lobe when the mine contracts the lobe folds down over the mine. The upper surface of the leaf appears damaged due to its feeding.