Lyonetia clerkella

Betula pendula, Vorden: larva in its mine; the feet are recognisable as three pairs of tiny triangles: the larva lies in the mine belly-up.

larva, ventral view; the larva is extremely slender, with deep intersegmental constrictions


head and thorax, dorsal and ventral


detail of the feet, and a pair of prolegs
4.vi.2008
Last modified 25.vii.2017