Phyllonorycter nicellii (Hazel leaf-miner) - iMoths


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Phyllonorycter nicellii
Hazel leaf-miner (Stainton, 1851)
Gracillariidae : Lithocolletinae

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Photo © Patrick Clement, Reared from mine on Corylus avellana, Halesowen VC37, 2nd October 2019. Mine brought indoors 1st March 2020, adult emerged 13th March 2020.

Similar West Midlands Species
Shining Alder Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter klemannella

Large Alder Leaf-miner
Phyllonorycter froelichiella

Wingspan:	7-8mm
Flight:	Two generations, May and August
Foodplant:	Hazel
Nat Status:	Common
Verification Grade: Adult: 2 Mine: A

Common resident.

Corylus avellana with larva feeding in July and September/October on the underside of a leaf.

Recorded in 108 (77%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1874.
Last Recorded in 2022.
(Data up to end 2022)

Latest 5 Records (Data up to end 2022)
Date	#	VC	10k Area
03/12/2022	1	40	SJ40 - Bayston Hill/Pontesbury
18/11/2022	+	37	SO86 - Droitwich Spa
05/11/2022	1	36	SO23 - Black Mountains & Craswall
30/10/2022	+	37	SO96 - Stoke Prior/Hanbury
24/10/2022	1	37	SO86 - Droitwich Spa

Further info: Phyllonorycter nicellii

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

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