Family: Nepticulidae 100     *     Stigmella oxyacanthella Photographs: Leaf mine on Apple (Malus domestica). August 2011 Wingspan: 5-6mm Flight time: June Food plants: Rosaceaeous spp: Hawthorn (Crataegus) and Apple (Malus), also Pyrus (Pear), Rowan (Sorbus), Cotoneaster, Amelanchier Mine: September-October A long, winding corridor with arcs of brownish frass. The mine can be shorter in thicker leaves that are exposed to the sun, especially those of Cotoneaster, Malus and Pyrus

Stigmella oxyacanthella
Leaf mine on Apple, Malus domestica. Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. August 2011