Irish moths

Phyllonorycter emberizaepenella

Family: Gracillariidae       Sub-family: Lithocolletinae

354     *     Phyllonorycter emberizaepenella

Leaf mine photographs: On Honeysuckle (Lonicera). October2010

Wingspan: 9-10mm
Flight time: Two generations, May and August

Food plants: Honeysuckle (Lonicera), Snowberry (Symphoricarpos) and sometimes Leycesteria formosa
Mine: July and September-October
A large mine that can cover most of the leaf. Several strong creases below, causing the leaf to roll lengthwise


Phyllonorycter emberizaepenella


Phyllonorycter emberizaepenella

Phyllonorycter emberizaepenella (leaf mine on Lonicera)
Photographs: Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. October 2010

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