Family: Gracillariidae        Sub-family: Gracillariinae  288     *     Caloptilia stigmatella Adult: March 2011 Leaf mine photographs on Willow, Salix. Oct 2011 Wingspan: 12-14mm Flight time: September until May-June Habitat: Woodlands where Poplar and willows are found Mine: July-September. Egg under leaf next to a vein. Leaf tip folded under, larva in silken cocoon Food plants: Poplar and salix

Caloptilia stigmatella
Adult: March 2011. Mine: October 2011. Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland.