Family: Gracillariidae       Sub-family: Lithocolletinae 329     *     Phyllonorycter spinicolella Photographs: Leaf mine on Rum Cherry (Prunus serotina). July 2011 Wingspan: 6-8mm Flight time: May and August Food plant: Prunus spp: Blackthorn (P. spinosa), also P. cerasifera, domestica, fruticans and paduus Mine: July and September-April A lower surface mine with several creases in lower epidermis causing the leaf to fold or arch

Phyllonorycter spinicolella
Mine on Rum Cherry, Prunus serotina. Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. July 2011