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Phyllonorycter blancardella
Brown Apple Leaf-miner Fabricius, 1781
Gracillariidae: Lithocolletinae
326 / 15.046
Photo © Ben Sale,  01/05/2022 - Fordham

Similar Cambs Species
Cryptic Apple Leaf-miner
Phyllonorycter hostis
Common Thorn Leaf-miner
Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae
Wingspan: 6-8.5mm
Flight: Two Generations. May and Aug.
Foodplant:   Apple, crab-apple.
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 4  Mine: R

Verification Grade Comment: Mine: must be bred to rule out other Apple feeders inc P. Hostis

Determination by Genitalia Examination (gen. det.) Required

Mine: Moth needs to be reared and, in some cases, possibly dissected.

Recorded in 8 (22%) of 37 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1965.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
22/04/2023129TL67 - Isleham/Fordham
17/04/2023229TL67 - Isleham/Fordham
07/10/2022+29TL34 - Royston
02/10/2022+29TL34 - Royston
19/09/2022+29TL45 - Cambridge
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