Leaf Mines

Forewing Length: 5-7mm;
Wingspan: 10-13mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
June August - September	July, September (Earliest: 15.7)	July - August October - April	April - May (Earliest: 31.5) August

Biotopes:	Beech Forest	Hedge Rows
Food: (Larva) (Oligophagous Leaf Miner)	Fagaceae
Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae	Microgaster rufipes Larva	Rhysipolis meditator Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Many Ichneumonidae Larvae	Many Braconidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Caloptilia alchimiella
Caloptilia alchimiella
Nature Spot: Caloptilia alchimiella
Lepiforum: Caloptilia alchimiella
British Leafminers: Caloptilia alchimiella
UK Fly Mines: Caloptilia alchimiella
Plant Parasites of Europe: Caloptilia alchimiella

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