Phyllonorycter distentella

Checklist Number
15.068 [B&F: 0346]

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:distentella
Authority:(Zeller, 1846)

Vulnerable (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) in the old-established oak woodlands of Gloucestershire, Monmouthshire and Herefordshire, and the Blean Wood complex near Canterbury, Kent. Not recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 8-9.5 mm. Larva mines leaves of Oak, over-wintering as a pupa in a cocoon.