Phyllonorycter tristrigella

    Elm Midget

    GracillariidaeABH 15.078 B&F 356

    The commoner of the two Phyllonorycters mining elm, and probably to be found everywhere in the county where elm occurs.  Possibly absent from the Levels and the moorland districts of Exmoor, owing to the lack of its hostplant.

    Adult Verification Grade: 2

    Mine Verification Grade: A

    Elm Midget (Phyllonorycter tristrigella) photographed in Somerset by John Bebbington
    Elm Midget (Phyllonorycter tristrigella) photographed in Somerset by Jenny Vickers
    Elm Midget (Phyllonorycter tristrigella) photographed in Somerset by Jenny Vickers
    Elm Midget (Phyllonorycter tristrigella) photographed in Somerset by Jenny Vickers