Gracillariidae – Lithocolletinae – Phyllonorycter trifasciella – Honeysuckle Midget
STATUS – Probably locally common across Derbyshire. Would assume under recorded.
ID POINTERS – A Leaf-miner – A tiny tawny brown moth with obvious black markings in bands across the forewings, edged white.
MINE – The mine is usually underside the leaves of honeysuckle, often twisting the leaf into a cone
FLIGHT PERIOD – It is unusual among phyllonorycters, in having three generations, on the wing in July, August and November.
IMAGES – Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Will Soar
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