Species Details

ABH: 15.061

BF: 340

Family: Gracillariidae

Subfamily: Lithocolletinae

Taxon: Phyllonorycter scopariella

Authority: (Zeller, 1846)

Vernacular: Broom Leaf-miner

Account: Nationally scarce (Nb) on heathland and in open woodland throughout much of the British Isles, but difficult to locate either as an adult or in the larval stage According to MBGBI Vol 2, it is seldom encountered except as an adult, however the majority of records in Hampshire are in the larval stage. Larva mines twigs of Broom.

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: 6 — 8 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 31 May (2008) — 31 May (2008)

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

Foodplant: Cytisus sp.

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

Status: Nationally Scarce B

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 3 — Difficult to identify, an image may be required 🤔🤔
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/phyllonorycter-scopariella/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 1

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2008

Latest Year: 2008

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