Gracillariidae

15.046 Brown Apple Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter blancardella (Fabricius, 1781)

Common

Similar species: Phyllonorycter hostis. Check genitalia.

Forewing: 3 to 4mm

Habitats: Deciduous woodland, orchards and gardens.

Habits:

Foodplant: The larva forms a mine between two veins on the underside of an apple leaf. The leaf is less contorted and shorter than that of Phyllonorycter hostis. It pupates in a white silk-lined chamber without frass.