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Phyllonorycter pastorella  
         
 

B&F: 0316a

ABH: 15.0862

Status:  Resident

Distribution/Abundance:  Rare

Primary Habitat:  Woodland & Carr

Wingspan:  7-9mm

Flight Period:  June

Observations: Discovered in the UK in 2014 in London, and likely now spreading. The larvae mine the leaves of Willow in a fairly disticntive blotch mine on the underside of the leaf. Blotch has a prominent central fold.

Confusion Species: 

L.O.N.:  N/A

First Record:  2019, Hammond