Gracillariidae

15.049 Blackthorn Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter spinicolella (Zeller, 1846)

Common

Similar species:

Forewing: 3 to 4mm

Habitats: Deciduous woodland, hedgerows, orchards, gardens or wherever the foodplants are present.

Habits:

Foodplant: The larva forms a mine in the underside of a leaf of Blackthorn or plum and occasionally on pear. The mine may cause smaller leaves to buckle.