Phyllonorycter stettinensis (Lesser Alder Leaf-miner) - iMoths


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Phyllonorycter stettinensis
Lesser Alder Leaf-miner (Nicelli, 1852)
Gracillariidae : Lithocolletinae

357 / 15.079

Photo © Oliver Wadsworth, Ex. Larva. Monkwood. VC37. 2011

Similar West Midlands Species
Elm Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter tristrigella

Large Alder Leaf-miner
Phyllonorycter froelichiella

Wingspan:	6.5-7.5mm
Flight:	Two generations, May and August
Foodplant:	Alder.
Nat Status:	Common
Verification Grade: Adult: 2 Mine: A

Common resident.

Alnus glutinosa with larva feeding in July and October in a mine on the upper side of a leaf.

Recorded in 93 (66%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1874.
Last Recorded in 2022.
(Data up to end 2022)

Further info: Phyllonorycter stettinensis

	UK Moths		Mothdissection UK
	Lepiforum.de		West Midlands Moths (Full)