15.069 BF347  -  Gracillariidae -  Lithocolletinae - Phyllonorycter anderidae - Small Birch Leaf-miner - (Fletcher, 1885) Adult Micro:  CAT 3 - Very Rare/Scarce/Migrant/Adventive - confusion with leaf mines       Leaf-miner:  CAT R - Moth will need to be reared and possibly dissected - 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
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Other Name/s: Small Birch 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 quinqueguttella (Sandhill Leaf-miner); Phyllonorycter rajella (Common Alder Leaf-miner)
ID pointers: None at this time
Distribution:  A nationally scarce B species- Uncertain within the recording area with only one record prior to 2010 and no further data or records
Flight Period: May /  August /  -  Two generations Mine Period: July /  September /  October /  November /   - A small mine in the leaf of Birch creating a fold in the leaf Moth Activity: Cathemeral  Photographed: No -  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 18 March 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 5-7mm
Food Plant: Birch
No Last Date Information Recorded
Last Recorded By: Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area: Not Recorded
No First Date Information Recorded

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