Family: Nepticulidae 111     *     Stigmella microtheriella Photos: Leaf mines on Hazel, Corylus avellana. Sept, Oct 2011 Wingspan: 3-4mm Flight time: May and August Food plants: Hazel (Corylus avellana), also Hornbeam (Carpinus betulae) Mine: June-July and September-November Egg on underside of leaf. Long, narrow corridor with linear frass throughout the full length. In Hornbeam the mine often follows leaf veins. Similar: Stigmella floslactella

Stigmella microtheriella
Leaf mines on Hazel, Corylus avellana. Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. September and October 2011