Family: Tischeriidae 123     *     Tischeria ekebladella Photographs: Leaf mine on Oak (Quercus). August 2011 Wingspan: 8-11mm Flight time: May-June Food plants: Oak's (Quercus spp.) and Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa) Mine: July-November An upperside whitish blotch, becoming pale brown with age, without a preceding corridor. Larvae rest in horseshoe-like shape in the centre. Pupation occurs within the mine.

Tischeria ekebladella
Leaf mine on Oak, Quercus. Glengarriff, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. August 2011