Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae Gracillariidae     Lithocolletinae

ABH 15.043
B&F 323   *   Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae

Leaf mine on Hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna. Adult ex mine

Wingspan: 6-8mm
Season: Two generations, May and August

Food plant: Hawthorn (Crataegus)
Mine: July and September-October
Lower surface mine, often in lobe of leaf. The lower epidermis has many folds, strongly contracting the leaf edge or lobe downwards


Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae


Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae
Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae
Leaf mine on Hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna. Dorset. Mine and adult ex mine September 2015

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