Phyllonorycter roboris

    Beautiful Oak Leaf-miner

    GracillariidaeABH 15.035 B&F 316

    In common with most oak-feeding Phyllonorycters, cannot be identified from the mine, so identification rests on either rearing the adult or chance findings of adult.  This is one of the scarcer Phyllonorycters, with just three records - Chard Junction (1996), Hollow Marsh (1999) and Great Breach Wood (2019).

    Adult Verification Grade: 1

    Mine Verification Grade: L

    Gold-bent Midget (Phyllonorycter roboris) photographed in Somerset by Christopher Iles
    Gold-bent Midget (Phyllonorycter roboris) photographed in Somerset by Christopher Iles
    Gold-bent Midget (Phyllonorycter roboris) photographed in Somerset by Christopher Iles