Phyllonorycter spinicolella

Phyllonorycter spinicolella (Zeller, 1846)
Status .....Generally common around stands of Blackthorn and probably a very much under recorded moth in the county.
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Adults reared ex-leaf mines, photographed at Wellow Park July 2011

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Leaf mine on Blackthorn, photographed at Hare Hill Wood November 2006

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Leaf mine photographed on rootstock of Ornamental Plum (Prunus cerasifera) at Nettleworth Manor November 2010

The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Jerry Clough. Sherwood Forest Invertebrate Directory 2014. Martin Gray. Nick and Samantha Brownley.

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Updated January 2025


Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Phyllonorycter spinicolella