125 Emmetia marginea
(Haworth, 1828)
Wingspan 7-8 mm.A common species throughout Britain, having two generations, the moths flying in May and June, and again in August.
The larvae mine the leaves of bramble (Rubus), creating a funnel-shaped blotch, the second generation feeding through the winter.
The moths are small, indistinct brownish insects with a slight metallic sheen.
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