Ectoedemia subbimaculella

We collected a few leafmines yesterday at Black Covert and amongst them was this one on Oak.

Underside of leaf - showing slit.

Larva in situ - showing dark head

http://www.leafmines.co.uk/html/Lepidoptera/E.subbimaculella.htm

Thanks to Ben Smart for helping me out with confirmation of a new one for vc46.  I will be trying to breed this through but will have to wait until next June for it to emerge....fingers crossed.

Ina