Caloptilia rufipennella
Status .....Probably quite common on Sycamore around Nottinghamshire, but severely under-recorded. The larva initially makes a small mines between two veins, then later feeds in three successively larger cones at the edge of the leaf.
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Leaf mine and feeding cones on Sycamore, photographed at Nettleworth Manor July 2011
 
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UK distribution of Caloptilia rufipennella
 

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Updated September 2011

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