Phyllocnistis saligna

    Willow Bent-wing

    GracillariidaeABH 15.09 B&F 367

    A leaf-miner on willows.  Very common on the central Levels and the Tone valley to just upstream of Taunton.  Fairly scarce in and around the Frome and Chew valleys in the north-east of the county.  No records from the north Somerset Levels, where perhaps it ought to occur.

    Adult Verification Grade: 4

    Mine Verification Grade: L

    Willow Bent-wing (Phyllocnistis saligna) photographed in Somerset by Jenny Vickers
    Willow Bent-wing (Phyllocnistis saligna) photographed in Somerset by Jenny Vickers
    Willow Bent-wing (Phyllocnistis saligna) photographed in Somerset by Paul Wilkins