Leaf Mines

Forewing Length: 5.5-6mm;
Wingspan: 11-12mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
May	June - July (Earliest: 23.7)	July	July - May August

Biotopes:	Hedge Rows
Food: (Larva) (Monophagous Leaf Miner)	Acer
Parasitoids:	Gelis areator Larva	Scambus inanis Larva	Rhysipolis meditator Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Many Ichneumonidae Larvae	Many Braconidae Larvae

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

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