Phyllonorycter spinicolella Gracillariidae     Lithocolletinae

ABH 15.049
B&F 329   *   Phyllonorycter spinicolella

Leaf mine photographs on Blackthorn, Prunus spinosa.

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

Food plant: Prunus spp: Blackthorn (P. spinosa), also P. cerasifera, domestica, fruticans and paduus
Mine: July and September-April
A lower surface mine with small creases in lower epidermis causing the leaf to fold or arch


Phyllonorycter spinicolella


Phyllonorycter spinicolella
Phyllonorycter spinicolella
Leaf mine and larva on Blackthorn, Prunus spinosa. Kingston Lacy, Dorset. September 2015

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