Family: Nepticulidae 108     *     Stigmella crataegella Leaf mine photographs on Hawthorn, Crataegus. October 2011 Wingspan: 4-5mm Flight time: May-June Food plant: Hawthorn (Crataegus) Mine: June-August Egg on underside, often near vein. Reddish-brown frass is linear at the start, coiled in central section and finally dispersed. Close loops are formed, often creating a secondary blotch. Larva is green. Similar: Stigmella oxyacanthella

Stigmella crataegella
Leaf mines on Hazel, Crataegus. Gougane Barra, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. 2011