Phyllonorycter blancardella (Brown Apple Leaf-miner) - Cambs Micro Moths

Gracillariidae : Lithocolletinae

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Phyllonorycter blancardella

Brown Apple Leaf-miner

(Fabricius, 1781)	326 / 15.046
=Brown Apple Midget

Verification Grade Comment: Mine: must be bred to rule out other Apple feeders inc P. Hostis

Determination by Genitalia Examination (gen. det.) Required

Mine: Moth needs to be reared and, in some cases, possibly dissected.

Recorded in 8 (22%) of 37 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1965.
Last Recorded in 2026.
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Wingspan:	6-8.5mm
Flight:	Two Generations. May and Aug.
Foodplant:	Apple, crab-apple.
Nat Status:	Common
Verification Grade: Adult: 4 Mine: R

Immature

Adult

Further info: Phyllonorycter blancardella

	British Leafminers
	UK Moths
	Herts & Middx Moths
	Norfolk Moths
	Suffolk Moths
	Bedfordshire Moths
	West Midlands Moths
	Yorkshire Moths
	Upper Thames Moths
	Devon Moths
	Dorset Moths
	Huntingdon HMBG
	Essex Field Club
	Kent Moths
	Hants Moths
	Svenska fjarilar
	Lepiforum.de
	NBN Atlas
	Historical UK Distribution (pre 2013)
	Moth Dissection UK

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