Irish moths

Phyllonorycter rajella

Family: Gracillariidae       Sub-family: Lithocolletinae

345     *     Phyllonorycter rajella

Photographs: Adult: May 2012 (not ex mine).
Leaf mine on Alder (Alnus glutinosa). June 2011

Wingspan: 7-9mm. Variable
Flight time: Two generations, May and August

Food plant: Alder (Alnus spp.)
Mine: July and September-October
Small underside mine (less than 20mm), near or on the midrib, with one strong crease below


Phyllonorycter rajella


Phyllonorycter rajella


Phyllonorycter rajella

Phyllonorycter rajella
Adult: The Gearagh, May 2012. Mine on Alder (Alnus), Ballylickey, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. June 2011

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