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Gracillaria syringella
Garden Stilt (Fabricius, 1794)
Gracillariidae: Gracillariinae
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Photo © Robert Lee,  MV trap @ TG225413 on 26/04/08

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Wingspan: 10-13mm
Flight: Two Generations. Apr-May. Jul-Aug.
Foodplant:   Privet, Ash, Lilac
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1  Mine: A
Norfolk Status
Widespread.
Distinctive but variable species.
Abundant among privet and lilac everywhere, can be a pest in gardens.

Leaf-mine: June, August-September.
Contorted blotch with black frass, then two successive cones formed by folding the tip of a leaf downwards.

Recorded in 62 (84%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1886.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
20/11/20231027TM18Scole Common
11/11/2023+28TF81Litcham
05/11/2023+28TL79Cranwich
28/10/2023+28TF63Ken Hill Wood / Snettisham
25/10/2023+28TF61King's Lynn
22/10/2023528TF62Sandringham
03/10/2023128TL99Rockland St Peter
30/09/2023127TG14Sheringham / Beeston
23/09/2023128TL99Rockland St Peter
11/09/2023128TF63Dersingham
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