Phyllonorycter froelichiella

    Broad-barred Midget

    GracillariidaeABH 15.08 B&F 358

    Probably the scarcest of the four Phyllonorycter species mining common alder, Alnus glutinosa, but still fairly widespread where the foodplant is found, and probably more evenly distributed across the county than the distribution map currently suggests.

    Adult Verification Grade: 2

    Mine Verification Grade: A

    Broad-barred Midget (Phyllonorycter froelichiella) photographed in Somerset by Jenny Vickers
    Broad-barred Midget (Phyllonorycter froelichiella) photographed in Somerset by Christopher Iles
    Broad-barred Midget (Phyllonorycter froelichiella) photographed in Somerset by Jenny Vickers
    Broad-barred Midget (Phyllonorycter froelichiella) photographed in Somerset by Paul Wilkins