Morley’s Final Catalogue: Not listed.

Recent Status: First appeared in Essex as an adventive species during 1989 and is now quite common in Suffolk and well spread in Britain.

Life Style: The moth is double brooded and can be found from April to October. The larvae feed on a range of Rosacaea tree and shrub leaves including Pyracantha coccinea, Malus, Crataegus, Pyrus, Sorbus, Prunus avium, P spinosa, Chaenomeles japonica and Cotoneaster frigidus. They pupate in the larval habitation. The autumn brood larvae hibernate before pupation.

Identification: An easily identified Phyllonorycter species with narrow but strong white basal, costal and dorsal marks on a full orange ochre ground colour and a terminal black suffuse streak.
The larvae create a large inflated blister blotch on the upper side of a leaf. It is silvery and placed over a vein, not necessarily a mid-vein this being dependent upon the plant species. To distinguish from the mine of P. corylifoliella it lacks the secondary mine that shows as a dark patch in that species. The leaf may fold upwards in some plant species and there may be more than one mine on larger leaves. More Info

Verification Grade Comment: Mine: Accept if on Pyracantha, if not then L

Recorded in 39 (67%) of 58 10k Squares. First Recorded in 2000. Last Recorded in 2024. Additional Stats

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