Caloptilia elongella

    Alder Stilt

    GracillariidaeABH 15.004 B&F 282

    Fairly common and widespread.  Most records are of leaf-mines on alder, but it also comes to light.  Adults that have not been reared need dissection to separate them from C. betulicola.

    Adult Verification Grade: 4

    Mine Verification Grade: A

    Pale Red Slender (Caloptilia elongella) photographed in Somerset by Jenny Vickers
    Pale Red Slender (Caloptilia elongella) photographed in Somerset by Jenny Vickers
    Pale Red Slender (Caloptilia elongella) photographed in Somerset by Paul Wilkins