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Phyllonorycter froelichiella
Large Alder Leaf-miner (Zeller, 1839)
Gracillariidae: Lithocolletinae
358 / 15.080
Photo © Patrick Clement

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Wingspan: 9-10mm
Flight: July / August
Foodplant:   Alder
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2  Mine: A

Fairly common resident.

Alnus glutinosa with larva feeding in September/October in a large mine on the underside of a leaf, away from the midrib.

Recorded in 58 (41%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1924.
Last Recorded in 2022.
(Data up to end 2022)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2022)
Date#VC10k Area
24/11/2022240SJ31 - Nesscliffe
05/11/2022236SO23 - Black Mountains & Craswall
09/10/2021540SJ32 - Ruyton-XI-Towns/Queens Head
03/10/2021+40SJ51 - Shrewsbury/Haughmond Hill
03/10/2021+40SJ51 - Shrewsbury/Haughmond Hill
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