Gracillariidae

15.088 Aspen Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter sagitella (Bjerkander, 1790)

pRDB2

Similar species:

Forewing: 4 to 4.5mm

Habitats: Deciduous woodland.

Habits: The moth overwinters as an adult.

Foodplant: The larva forms an oval mine on the underside of an Aspen leaf. It is often between two veins, but its position varies. It has a few creases on the underside, but not as prominent as the single crease on the mine of Phyllonorycter apparella.