Family: Heliozelidae ABH 6.004 B&F 156     *     Heliozela resplendella Photographs: Leaf mine on Alder (Alnus glutinosa). August 2011 Wingspan: 5-7mm Flight time: May-July Food plant: Alnus glutinosa (Common Alder) and A.incana (Grey Alder) Mine: June-September The mine begins in a vein or the midrib then the larva creates a short, rapidly widening corridor leading to an oval excision.

Heliozela resplendella
Leaf mine on Common Alder, Alnus glutinosa. Glengarriff, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. August 2011