15.051 .... B&F 0331
Phyllonorycter lantanella (Schrank, 1802)
Status .....At one time, this moth appeared to be confined to suburban parts of Nottingham, but it appears to be increasing through the garden plant trade of Viburnum tinus, but is now also found in more rural areas on Wayfaring Tree Virburnum lantana.
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Adult reared from ex-larva collected at Mapperley Nottingham, photographed April 2012
 
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Leaf mine photographed on Wayfaring Tree Virburnum lantana, Ollerton Pit Woods October 2026
 
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Leaf mine photographed on Virburnum tinus at Mapperley, Nottingham in October 2011
 
 
Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Phyllonorycter lantanella
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Richard Rogers. Jerry Clough. Tim Sexton. Graham Beeley. Nick and Samantha Brownley.

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Updated October 2026

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