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Phyllonorycter harrisella on window -
Caloptilia fidella - Caterpillar -
Calybites phasianipennella -
Bucculatrix ulmella - Caterpillar -
Caloptilia fidella - Leaf roll -
Caloptilia fidella - Mine, leaf fold and caterpillar -
Phyllonorycter harrisella in tube -
![Caloptilia fidella - Leaf mine and roll My Moth for today :o) [Moth Week 2020]
Caloptilia fidella develops on Common Hop (Humulus lupulus), at first in a leaf mine branching off of the main vein. Later the caterpillar leaves the mine and spins a protective roll from the tip of the leaf (or other part of the margin) where it feeds on the inside for a while. It may later abandon this case/roll and create another one for fresh food, before pupating.
Close-up of same mine, both sides of the leaf:
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98375/caloptilia_fidella_-_leaf_mine.html
Close-up of rolled leaf-tip - note how the side is neatly closed for protection too!
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98376/caloptilia_fidella_-_leaf_roll.html
The rolled leaf tip opened up to show the tiny caterpillar:
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98377/caloptilia_fidella_-_leaf_roll_opened_to_show_caterpillar.html
Close-up of the same caterpillar:
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98374/caloptilia_fidella_-_caterpillar.html
Different leaf/individual on the same plant (same species of moth):
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/98404/caloptilia_fidella_-_mine_leaf_fold_and_caterpillar.html Caloptilia,Caloptilia fidella,Geotagged,Gracillariidae,Gracillariinae,Gracillarioidea,Humulus lupulus,Lepidoptera,Moth Week 2020,Netherlands,leaf mine,leaf roll,nl: Hop,nl: Hopsteltmot](https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/98378_small.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1681948810&Signature=B6k%2Bny471BKBuFiKtHLw%2FkAbsuQ%3D)
Caloptilia fidella - Leaf mine and roll -
Caloptilia fidella - Leaf mine -
Caloptilia fidella - Leaf roll opened to show caterpillar