Species Details

ABH: 15.086

BF: 364

Family: Gracillariidae

Subfamily: Lithocolletinae

Taxon: Phyllonorycter geniculella

Authority: (Ragonot, 1874)

Vernacular: Sycamore Leaf-miner

Account: Common in woodland and hedgerows throughout much of Britain, but not in northern Scotland Similar to P. acerifoliella and P. platanoidella, but differs in having the second chevron sharply angled with its apex extended as a dark-bordered yellow line to the third chevron; the rudimentary first chevron at the base of the wing contains more yellowish brown scales than either of the other two species (MBGBI Vol 2). Imago relatively uncommon at light, and more likely to be recorded in the larval stage, when mines are relatively easy to find where they are present. Larva mines leaves of Sycamore, over-wintering as a pupa in a cocoon.

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: 8 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 9 Jul (2016) — 3 Sep (2023)

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

Foodplant: Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore).

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

Status: Common

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/phyllonorycter-geniculella/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 151

Individuals: 6

Earliest Year: 1998

Latest Year: 2025

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