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Phyllonorycter salicicolella

Checklist Number
15.056 [B&F: 0335]

Verification
Record requires retention of specimen until confirmed, and may require dissection. Consult with CMR if unsure

Classification

Family:Gracillariidae
Subfamily:Lithocolletinae
Genus:Phyllonorycter
Species:salicicolella
Authority:(Sircom, 1848)

Common in woodland, scrub and damp areas throughout much of the British Isles, especially in the south, but more localised in Scotland and Ireland. Probably under-recorded in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, where the extent of known records correlate with those areas in which the recording effort is concentrated. Wingspan 7-8.5 mm. Similar to P. dubitella, in which the first pair of strigulae are elongate, curve strongly towards apex of wing and almost touch to form a sharply acute chevron. In P. salicicolella the first pair of strigulae almost meet to form a curved band, an obtusely angled chevron or a right angle. The fringe line on the termen is slightly concave in P. dubitella, slightly convex in P. salicicolella. Imago not often seen at light, and more frequently recorded in the larval stage, when mines are relatively easy to find where they are present. Larva mines leaves of Sallow, over-wintering as a pupa in a cocoon.

The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:

No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time
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Adult
Larval

Records by week (adult)

Records by week (larval)