15.044 BF324  -  Gracillariidae -  Lithocolletinae - Phyllonorycter sorbi - Rowan Leaf-miner - (Frey, 1855) Adult Micro:  CAT 4 - Gen. Det. Required - Gen-Det-Reqd       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
Black - Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data        purple - Leaf Miner
Taxonomy:   Micro  >>  Gracillariidae Other Name/s: Rowan Midget ID Difficulty:  Red - difficult to identify - detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
Confusion Species: Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae (Common Thorn Leaf-miner); Phyllonorycter hostis (Cryptic Apple Leaf-mine)
ID pointers: The forewing colour is golden brown/ochre but is often suffused with blackish on the outer half. The white markings are well defined and partially bordered blackish with white cilia
Distribution:  (Last record: 2023 at Carver's Rocks )  -  Uncertain due to insufficient data – 1983 Matlock Moor ; 2023 Carver’s Rocks
Flight Period: April /  May /  August /  -  Two generations – April-May & August Mine Period: June /  July /  September /  October /   - The leaf mine is wrinkled on the under-side and curved to a fold on the upper-side of the leaf Moth Activity: Cathemeral  Photographed: No -  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 2 March 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 7-9mm
Food Plant: Rowan, Whitebeam and Cherry
Last Recorded Year: 2023
Last Recorded By: Graham Finch
Last Recorded General Area: Carver's Rocks
No First Date Information Recorded

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