Lepidoptera: Leaf Mines, cases and feeding signs

By ABH number
Leaf mines by the B&F number can still be seen here.
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For details of food plants see www.irishwildflowers.ie

Eriocraniidae
Eriocrania sparrmannella Eriocrania salopiella Eriocrania sangii Eriocrania sangii

Nepticulidae
Stigmella lapponica (leaf mine) Stigmella alnetella Stigmella microtheriella Stigmella anomalella Stigmella centifoliella Stigmella crataegella Stigmella nylandriella Stigmella oxyacanthella Stigmella hybnerella Stigmella floslactella Stigmella tityrella Stigmella salicis (leaf mine) Stigmella obliquella Stigmella aurella (leaf mine) Stigmella aurella (leaf mine) Stigmella aurella Stigmella hemargyrella Stigmella ruficapitella Fomoria septembrella, Ectoedemia septembrella Fomoria septembrella, Ectoedemia septembrella Ectoedemia albifasciella Ectoedemia albifasciella Ectoedemia minimella

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Heliozelidae, Incurvariidae, Tischeriidae
Heliozela resplendella Incurvaria pectinea Tischeria ekebladella (leaf mine)

Tineidae, Bucculatricidae
Psychoides filicivora Psychoides filicivora Psychoides filicivora Bucculatrix maritima (leaf mine)

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Gracillariidae
Caloptilia stigmatella (leaf mine) Caloptilia stigmatella Gracillaria syringella (leaf mine) Gracillaria syringella Euspilapteryx auroguttella Parornix anglicella (leaf mine) Parornix devoniella (leaf mine) Phyllonorycter harrisella Phyllonorycter harrisella Phyllonorycter quercifoliella (leaf mine) Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae Phyllonorycter spinicolella Phyllonorycter lantanella Phyllonorycter leucographella, Firethorn Leaf Miner Phyllonorycter leucographella, Firethorn Leaf Miner Phyllonorycter salicicolella Phyllonorycter salicicolella Phyllonorycter maestingella (leaf mine) Phyllonorycter maestingella (leaf mine) Phyllonorycter coryli (leaf mine) Phyllonorycter rajella Phyllonorycter rajella Phyllonorycter ulmifoliella Phyllonorycter ulmifoliella Phyllonorycter emberizaepenella (leaf mine) Phyllonorycter emberizaepenella (leaf mine) Phyllonorycter nicellii (leaf mine) Phyllonorycter klemannella (leaf mine) Horse Chestnut Leaf-miner, Cameraria ohridella Horse Chestnut Leaf-miner, Cameraria ohridella

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Lyonetiidae
Lyonetia clerkella Lyonetia clerkella Laburnum Leaf Miner, Leucoptera laburnella Laburnum Leaf Miner, Leucoptera laburnella

Gelechiidae
Aproaerema anthyllidella Aproaerema anthyllidella

Coleophoridae
Coleophora serratella (case) Coleophora serratella (case) Apple & Plum Case-bearer, Coleophora spinella (case) Coleophora caespititiella (case) Coleophora alticolella/glaucicolella

Elachistidae
Perittia obscurepunctella (leaf mine on Lonicera)

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Momphidae
Mompha epilobiella Mompha epilobiella Mompha epilobiella Mompha langiella Mompha langiella Mompha langiella Mompha langiella Mompha terminella (leaf mine) Mompha raschkiella (leaf mine) Mompha raschkiella (leaf mine)

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