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Phyllocnistis citrella
Stainton,1856
Gracillariidae: Phyllocnistinae
366b / 15.0931
Photo © Antony Wren,  Lowestoft, Suffolk 16.12.19 On imported Clementines

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Similar Species: None
Wingspan: 4mm
Foodplant:   Citrus spp.
Nat Status: Adventive
Verification Grade:  Adult: 3  Mine: L
Status
NOTE: Records of this species will only be entered into the database if the mines are tenated or adults are bred through or recorded. The reason for this being a vacated mine could have been vacated when the produce was still in its country of origin rather than in the UK.

Morley’s Final Catalogue: Not listed.

Recent Status: The moth is a pest in Citrus growing parts of the world and can be found as an adventive species elsewhere.

Life Style: The larvae mine leaves of Citrus and related species.

Identification: The moth is similar to other species in the genus. It has a yellow ochreous colour to the forewings. http://www.troplep.org/TLR/4-1/pdf013.pdf
The larval mine is a sinuous silvery gallery with a central frass line generally on the underside of a leaf. They pupate in the larval habitation near the edge of the leaf which curls over.

Retained Specimen / Photograph will be Required.

Mine: Either the leaf or a good photograph required

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