Minute leaf miners scribed this pattern on half a hazel leaf.  
They are the larvae of a very small micro-moth, the hazel leaf miner, (Stigmella microtheriella), with a wingspan of 3-4mm.
Photo: Stephen Thorpe, uk.inaturalist.org
 I wonder why they either couldn't or wouldn't cross the main central vein.


 
 
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