Photo © Mike Wall
Phyllonorycter nigrescentella
Checklist Number15.071 [B&F: 0349]
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: | nigrescentella |
| Authority: | (Logan, 1851) |
Rare (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) in hedgerows in south-east and south-west England, in the north of England and throughout Ireland (MBGBI Vol 2). Not recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 7-9 mm. Similar to P. insignitella. Larva mines leaves of Bush Vetch, over-wintering as a pupa in a cocoon.
