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.
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.