Gracillariidae

15.061 Broom Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter scopariella (Zeller, 1846)

Notable B

Similar species:

Forewing: 3 to 4mm

Habitats: Heathland.

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

Foodplant: The larva makes a narrow, slightly inflated mine under the green bark of a Common Broom twig. It is usually about 150mm from the tip.