15.058 BF337 - Gracillariidae - Lithocolletinae - Phyllonorycter hilarella - Large Willow Leaf-miner

15.058 BF337 - Gracillariidae - Lithocolletinae - Phyllonorycter hilarella - Large Willow Leaf-miner - (Zetterstedt, 1839)

Adult Micro: CAT 2 - Confusion Species - Leaf-miner: CAT L - The leaf or a Photo required -

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- Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data - Leaf Miner

Taxonomy: Micro >> Gracillariidae

Other Name/s: Sallow Midget

ID Difficulty: amber

- care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely - quality photographs required.
Confusion Species: Phyllonorycter viminetorum
(Osier Leaf-miner); Phyllonorycter salicicolella
(Grey Willow Leaf-miner)

ID pointers: None at this time

Distribution: (Last record: 2018 at Kings Newton ) - Uncertain as very few records since 1984. 2 from Kings Newton 2014 & 2018 & one from Buxton 2018

Flight Period: May / June / August / - Two generations May-June and again in August

Mine Period: July / September / October / November / - The larvae mine the leaves of Salix and are very similar to P.dubitella. They need to be bred through in order to identify

Moth Activity: Cathemeral

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Wingspan: 7-9mm

Food Plant: Salix, Goat Willow

Last Recorded Year: 2018

Last Recorded By: Will Soar

Last Recorded General Area: Kings Newton

No First Date Information Recorded

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