ABH: 15.056
BF: 335
Family: Gracillariidae
Subfamily: Lithocolletinae
Taxon: Phyllonorycter salicicolella
Authority: (Sircom, 1848)
Vernacular: Grey Willow Leaf-miner
Account: Common in woodland, scrub and damp areas throughout much of the British Isles, especially in the south, but more localised in Scotland and Ireland. Similar to P. dubitella, in which the first pair of strigulae are elongate, curve strongly towards apex of wing and almost touch to form a sharply acute chevron. In P. salicicolella the first pair of strigulae almost meet to form a curved band, an obtusely angled chevron or a right angle. The fringe line on the termen is slightly concave in P. dubitella, slightly convex in P. salicicolella. Imago not often seen at light, and more frequently recorded in the larval stage, when mines are relatively easy to find where they are present. Larva mines leaves of Sallow, over-wintering as a pupa in a cocoon.
Wingspan: 7 — 8.5 mm
Surrey Flight Period: —
Foodplant: Populus tremula (Aspen), Salix caprea (Goat Willow), Salix cinerea (Grey Willow), Salix sp. (a sallow).
Status: Common
UK BAP:
WCA:
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Verification Grade: 4 — ️‼️Dissection required️‼️
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/phyllonorycter-salicicolella/
* Based on adult records only.
Records: 6
Individuals: 0
Earliest Year: 1998
Latest Year: 2005