Phyllonorycter tenerella explained

Phyllonorycter tenerella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from Sweden to the Pyrenees, Italy and Bulgaria and from Great Britain to north-western Russia and Ukraine.

The wingspan is 6–8 mm. There are two generations per year with adults on wing in May and again from July to August.[1]

The larvae feed on Carpinus betulus and Ostrya carpinifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=318 UKMoths
  2. Web site: Bladmineerders.nl . 2010-10-20 . 2012-07-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120710003219/http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/phyllonorycter/tenerella/tenerella.htm . dead .