Family: Eriocraniidae 10     *     Eriocrania salopiella Photographs: Leaf mine on Birch (Betula). June 2011 Wingspan: 10mm Flight time: March-May Food plant: Birch (Betula) Mine: May-June A corridor in the centre of the leaf gradually widens, forming a large blotch with long threads of frass Similar: Eriocrania sparrmannella

Eriocrania salopiella
On Birch (Betula). Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. June 2011