Family: Nepticulidae 70     *     Stigmella obliquella Leaf mine photographs on Willow, salix. Sept 2011 Wingspan: 4-5mm Flight time: Two generations, May and August Food plant: Salix (smooth leaved spp.), S.fragilis, alba, viminalis, babylonica, purpurea, pentandra Mine: June-July and September-October Egg upper or lower side, near midrib or margin. Corridor with frass +/- filling first half then leaving clear margins. Finally becomes a blotch. Similar: Stigmella salicis

Stigmella obliquella
Macroom, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. September 2011