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Phyllonorycter dubitella
Photo © Patrick Clement,  Female, ex leaf mine on iSalix/i, Worcestershire. Coll. S.W.

Phyllonorycter dubitella Phyllonorycter dubitella Phyllonorycter dubitella

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Phyllonorycter dubitella Phyllonorycter dubitella

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Phyllonorycter dubitella
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)336 / 15.057

Common resident.

Salix caprea with larva feeding in July and September/October in a mine on the underside of a leaf.

Determination by Genitalia Examination (gen. det.) Required

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

Recorded in 23 (16%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1975.
Last Recorded in 2024.
(Data up to end 2024)
Additional Stats

Wingspan: 7-8mm
Flight: Two generations, May / June and August
Foodplant:   Goat Willow
Nat Status: Nationally Scarce B
Verification Grade:  Adult: 4  Mine: R
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Latest 5 Records (data up to end 2024)
Date#VC10k Area
31/08/20241VC37 - WorcestershireSO98
04/09/20231VC37 - WorcestershireSO85
10/07/20201VC40 - ShropshireSO47 -
27/10/2019+VC36 - HerefordshireSO36 -
27/10/2019+VC36 - HerefordshireSO36 -
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