Gracillariidae

15.045 Service-tree Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter mespilella (Hübner, [1805])

Notable B

Similar species:

Forewing: 3 to 4mm

Habitats: Deciduous woodland.

Habits:

Foodplant: The larva forms a short mine on the underside of a leaf of Wild Service-tree, pears or occasionally Rowan or Common Whitebeam and sometimes other Rosaceae spp.