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Phyllonorycter acerifoliella
Photo © Oliver Wadsworth,  Ex. Larva. Grimley VC37. 2013

Phyllonorycter acerifoliella Phyllonorycter acerifoliella

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Phyllonorycter acerifoliella Phyllonorycter acerifoliella

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Phyllonorycter acerifoliella
(Zeller, 1839)362 / 15.084

Fairly common resident.

Acer campestre, occasionally A. platanoides with larva feeding in July and October in a mine on the underside of a leaf, often turning down a lobe.

Recorded in 90 (64%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1869.
Last Recorded in 2024.
(Data up to end 2024)
Additional Stats

Wingspan: 8mm
Flight: Two generations, May and August
Foodplant:   Field Maple
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2  Mine: A
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Latest 5 Records (data up to end 2024)
Date#VC10k Area
03/11/2024+VC39 - StaffordshireSK22 -
02/11/20242VC39 - StaffordshireSK22 -
27/10/2024+VC37 - WorcestershireSO74 -
05/10/2024+VC39 - StaffordshireSK22 -
29/09/2024+VC37 - WorcestershireSP05 -
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