Stigmella tityrella

Small Beech Pigmy Moth

Stigmella tityrella, Small Beech Pigmy Moth, is most noticeable as a larva. The tiny caterpillar mines within Beech, Fagus sylvatica, leaves.


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Beech leaf

Photograph detail


Slide 1: Stigmella tityrella, Small Beech Pigmy Moth. Caterpillar within Beech, Fagus sylvatica, leaf. October.


Slide 2: Stigmella tityrella, Small Beech Pigmy Moth. Caterpillar within Beech, Fagus sylvatica, leaf. October.


Slide 3: Stigmella tityrella, Small Beech Pigmy Moth. Caterpillar within Beech, Fagus sylvatica, leaf, top left. Autumn leaf collected from ground. October.