Family: Gracillariidae        Sub-family: Gracillariinae  292     *     Caloptilia leucapennella Wingspan: 13mm. Can be variable, two forms occur Flight time: March-May and July-October Food plant: Oak (including evergreen Oak) Mine: June - September Egg on underside of leaf. An oval blotch between two veins is followed by a small fold at the leaf margin. Later two cones are made by folding the leaf downwards.

Caloptilia leucapennella
Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. August 2011