Gracillariidae

15.074 Shining Elm Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter schreberella (Fabricius, 1781)

Common

Similar species:

Forewing: 3 to 3.5mm

Habitats: Woodland margins, parkland and mature hedgerows.

Habits:

Foodplant: The larva forms an oval, inflated mine which often crosses a vein and is in no set position on the underside of a leaf of English Elm or Small-leaved Elm. The upperside usually has a green area of uneaten cells. The underside has several folds. It pupates in a green-brown cocoon which is fairly pointed at each end.