Family: Nepticulidae 93     *     Stigmella centifoliella Leaf mine photographs on Dog-rose, Rosa canina agg. Sept 2011 Needs breeding through to separate from S. anomalella Wingspan: 4-6mm Flight time: Two generations, May-August Food plant: Rose (Rosa). More frequent on cultivars than S. anomalella Mine: June-July and September-October Egg usually on underside of leaf. The mine forms a long, winding corridor, often with a hairpin bend. Frass is in a central line with clear margins for the full length, and never coiled.

Stigmella centifoliella
Leaf mine on Dog-rose, Rosa canina agg. Bantry, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. September 2011