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Stigmella atricapitella - On oak - 12th Nov 2025 - Longdendale, Torside - Christian Heintzen - on Oak (Quercus robur) in green sector of fallen leaf > narrow corridor with central frass line leaving clear margins > oviposition on lower side of leaf away from leaf margin > larva yellow with dark prothoracic sclerites(first larva parasitised and darker)

Stigmella atricapitella - On oak - 12th Nov 2025 - Longdendale, Torside - Christian Heintzen - on Oak (Quercus robur)

Stigmella atricapitella - On oak - 13th Nov 2025 - Hayfield, Birch Vale, Sett Valley - Christian Heintzen - on Oak (Quercus robur) in green sector of fallen leaf > narrow corridor with central frass line leaving clear margins > oviposition on lower side of leaf away from leaf margin > larva yellow (here parasitised and darker) with dark prothoracic sclerites.