15.022 BF310  -  Gracillariidae -  Gracillariinae - Callisto denticulella - Apple Nymph - (Thunberg, 1794) Adult Micro:  CAT 1 - Distinctive Species -       Leaf-miner:  CAT L - The leaf or a Photo required - reared and possibly dissected       PDF Icon - click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon - click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Green -  Rare / Uncommon / Scarce        purple - Leaf Miner
Taxonomy:   Micro  >>  Gracillariidae Other Name/s: Garden Apple Slender ID Difficulty:  green  - easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: Sits in a distinctive angular posture – head shows erect orange tufted scales. Forewing is a dark brown, with 3 whitish triangular shaped spots running along the edge of the costa and two on the dorsum.
Distribution:  (Last record: 1985 )  -  Likely to be uncommon with less than 10 records, majority of which are from the south of the county. Found where there is a good density of apple trees.
Flight Period: May /  June /  -  On the wing in May & June Mine Period: July /  August /   - The larvae first of all mine the leaf creating a gallery, then a blotch and then foling the leaf several times, feeding within before pupating. Moth Activity: Cathemeral  Photographed: No -  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 2 March 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 11mm
Food Plant: Apple
Last Recorded Year: 1985
Last Recorded By: Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area: Not Recorded
No First Date Information Recorded

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