Gracillariidae

15.064 Nut Leaf Blister Moth Phyllonorycter coryli (Nicelli, 1851)

Common

Similar species: Phyllonorycter maestingella. Check genitalia

Forewing: 3.5 to 4.5mm

Habitats: Deciduous woodland, coppice, woodland margins and mature hedgerows.

Habits:

Foodplant: The larva forms an upper surface, whitish blotch mine on Hazel. There are often several mines together forming a large and papery surface which contracts causing the leaf to fold upwards. If on the margin a mine may cause the edge to fold over.