Ectoedemia angulifasciella

    Bent-barred Pigmy

    NepticulidaeABH 4.094 B&F 28

    A miner on wild roses.  Much less common than Stigmella anomalella which shares the foodplant, this moth seems to be scarce, local and variable in numbers, preferring calcareous areas.

    Mine Verification Grade: L

    Bent-barred Pigmy (Ectoedemia angulifasciella) photographed in Somerset by Jenny Vickers
    Bent-barred Pigmy (Ectoedemia angulifasciella) photographed in Somerset by Jenny Vickers