15.043 BF323  -  Gracillariidae -  Lithocolletinae - Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae - Common Thorn Leaf-miner - (Frey, 1856) Adult Micro:  CAT 4 - Gen. Det. Required - Gen-Det-Reqd       Leaf-miner:  CAT A - Recorded accepted without the leaf or a photo -       PDF Icon - click for Verification Guidelines
Blue -  Generally Common / Widespread        purple - Leaf Miner
Taxonomy:   Micro  >>  Gracillariidae Other Name/s: Common Thorn Midget ID Difficulty:  Red - difficult to identify - detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
Confusion Species: Separated from P. sorbi and P. mespilella by Gen. Det.
ID pointers: A Leaf-miner – The mine is on underside of a leaf, usually in a lobe causing the tip to fold downwards. Attractively marked but can only be identified by Gen Det.
Distribution:  Suspect the moth is common on Hawthorn (Crataegus).
Flight Period: May /  August /  -  Two generations May & August Mine Period: July /  September /  October /   - Mines & larval status  July-September and October Photographed: Yes -  Photographed By: Dave Evans  © All Rights Reserved
Wingspan: 6-8mm
Food Plant: Hawthorn, sometimes on Pear & Quince.
Recorded dates for Common [Blue codeBlue-coded ] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.

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