Gracillariidae

15.060 Gorse Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter ulicicolella (Stainton, 1851)

Notable B

Similar species:

Forewing: 3 to 3.5mm

Habitats: Heathland.

Habits: The moth can be disturbed by beating gorse bushes in the day.

Foodplant: The larva forms a narrow, slightly inflated mine under the green bark of the thinner stems of Common Gorse.