Phyllonorycter staintoniella
Checklist Number15.062 [B&F: 0340a]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Subfamily: | Lithocolletinae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | staintoniella |
| Authority: | (Nicelli, 1853) |
Endangered (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) on dry heathland and clifftops in parts of Cornwall. Unlikely to be recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 4.5-6 mm. Larva mines leaves of Hairy Greenweed, over-wintering as a pupa in a cocoon.
