Leaf-miner:
Rather short, full depth, gradually widening corridor, the last
section suddenly widenened still a bit more into an elongated blotch.
Frass in a central line, about 1/3 of the width of the corridor.
Pupation outside the mine (Bladmineerders van Europa).

Mine of Stigmella mespilicola on Sorbus torminalis
Image: © Guy Meredith (British
leafminers)
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Larva: The larvae of moths have a head capsule and chewing mouthparts with opposable mandibles (see video of a gracillarid larva feeding), six thoracic legs and abdominal legs (see examples).
Yellowish green to yellow. The larva is described by Gustafsson
and van Nieukerken (1990a) (Bladmineerders van Europa).
Pupa: The pupae of moths have visible head appendages, wings and legs which lie in sheaths (see examples).
Adult:
The adult is not illustrated in UKMoths (check for update). The species is included in mothdissection.co.uk.
Hosts in Great Britain and Ireland:
Hosts elsewhere:
Time
of year - larvae: Currently unknown.
Time
of year - adults: Currently unknown.
Distribution
in Great Britain and Ireland: Britain including Herefordshire,
Shropshire, Stafford, West Gloucestershire and Worcestershire (NBN
Atlas). See also British
leafminers distribution map.
Distribution
elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Austria,
Croatia, Czech Republic, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian
mainland, ? Macedonia, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spanish mainland,
Switzerland, Ukraine and Yugoslavia (Fauna Europaea).
NBN Atlas links to known host species:
British and Irish Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere:
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