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Phyllonorycter leucographella
Firethorn Leaf Miner Zeller, 1850
Gracillariidae: Lithocolletinae
332a / 15.053
Photo © Rob Lee,  Cromer 27/5/09

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Wingspan: 7-9 mm
Flight: April - October (multiple gens)
Foodplant:   Pyracantha, hawthorn, apple
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2  Mine: A/L
Status
Discovered in Essex in 1989.
Now fairly common in gardens and other suburban habitats.

Leaf-mine: July, October - April
Mine on upper side of leaf and silvery.

Verification Grade Comment: Mine: Accept if on Pyracantha, if not then L

Recorded in 61 (82%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1998.
Last Recorded in 2024.

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
02/02/2024+28TF83North Creake
30/12/20231028TL99Rockland St Peter
10/11/2023+28TF74Thornham
14/10/2023+28TF84Holkham Gap
10/10/2023+27TG41Filby
07/10/2023128TF83North Creake
07/10/2023327TG20Stoke Holy Cross
06/10/2023328TL79Mundford
24/09/2023127TG11Costessey
24/09/2023527TM08Banham (Zoo)
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