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Phyllonorycter tenerella (Joannis, 1915)

Hornbeam Leaf-miner
(Hornbeam Midget)
15.0370 (B&F: 318)

Synonym(s):
Phyllonorycter tenella (Zeller, 1846) homonym


»Suborder: Glossata
  »Superfamily: Gracillarioidea
    »Family: Gracillariidae
      »Subfamily: Lithocolletinae
        »Tribe: Phalacropterygini

Number of records: 16
Recorded in: 12 1km grid squares
Date of most recent record: 17 x 2019
Identification 
difficulty 
: 2Adult: Can be confused with other species
Mine: Leaf or good photograph required

A resident species, occurring sparingly in a few deciduous woods across the region. In danger of extinction in the West. Double-brooded, flying mainly during May and August. Larvae feed on hornbeam. (Pratt, 2011)

Phyllonorycter tenerella
Kiln Wood, Haywards Heath, 19 i 2023
Photo: Steven Teale
Phyllonorycter tenerella
Kiln Wood, Haywards Heath, 19 i 2023
Photo: Steven Teale
Phyllonorycter tenerella
Kiln Wood, Haywards Heath, 19 i 2023
Photo: Steven Teale
Phyllonorycter tenerella
mine on hornbeam
Kent, 12 x 2012
Photo: Tony Davis

Distribution at 1km scale

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