Family: Nepticulidae 116     *     Stigmella lapponica Photographs: Leaf mine on Birch (Betula). July 2011 Wingspan: 5-7mm Flight time: May Food plant: Birch (Betula) Mine: June-July Egg on underside of leaf. The mine is a long corridor, the first quarter filled with greenish-brown frass.

Stigmella lapponica, leaf mine on Birch
Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. July 2011