Species Details

ABH: 15.007

BF: 285

Family: Gracillariidae

Subfamily: Gracillariinae

Taxon: Caloptilia azaleella

=Caloptilia rhodinella

Authority: (Brants, 1913)

Vernacular: Azalea Leaf-miner

Account: Local in parks, gardens and woodland throughout much of southern England, spreading into northern England. Thoroughly naturalised, through accidental introduction in azaleas and rhododendrons, this native of eastern Asia now occurs in the wild amongst Azalea species in several of the southern counties and more widely in greenhouses Larva mines leaves of Azalea and Rhododendron, subsequently living within a leaf-fold, over-wintering as a pupa.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 10 — 11 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 15 May (2018) — 25 Oct (2011)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Rhododendron simsii, Rhododendron sp.

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Local

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/caloptilia-azaleella/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 22

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2003

Latest Year: 2020

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