Photo © Mike Wall

Phyllonorycter stettinensis

Checklist Number
15.079 [B&F: 0357]

Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity

Classification

Family:Gracillariidae
Subfamily:Lithocolletinae
Genus:Phyllonorycter
Species:stettinensis
Authority:(Nicelli, 1852)

Common in damp woodland throughout much of England and Wales, and parts of western Scotland. Probably under-recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight, where the extent of known records correlate with those areas in which the recording effort is concentrated. Wingspan 6.5-7.5 mm. Imago similar to P. tristrigella, P. froelichiella, P. nicellii and P. kleemannella, but the only one of the group to have a blackish brown vertical tuft on the head. P. stettinensis may also be distinguished by its short basal streak; P. tristrigella usually has a pale basal spot, but the other species no indication even of this (MBGBI Vol 2). Imago seldom encountered at light, and more likely to be recorded in the larval stage, when mines are relatively easy to find where they are present. Larva mines leaves of Alder, 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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Larval

Records by week (adult)

Records by week (larval)