15.083 BF361 – Gracillariidae – Lithocolletinae – Phyllonorycter trifasciella

Gracillariidae – Lithocolletinae – Phyllonorycter trifasciella – Honeysuckle Midget

STATUS – Probably locally common across Derbyshire. Would assume under recorded.

ID POINTERS – A Leaf-miner – A tiny tawny brown moth with obvious black markings in bands across the forewings, edged white. 

MINE – The mine is usually underside the leaves of honeysuckle, often twisting the leaf into a cone

FLIGHT PERIOD –   It is unusual among phyllonorycters, in having three generations, on the wing in July, August and November.

IMAGES – Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Will Soar

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