Phyllonorycter distentella
Checklist Number15.068 [B&F: 0346]
Verification
Record requires retention of specimen until confirmed, and may require dissection. Consult with CMR if unsure
Classification
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Subfamily: | Lithocolletinae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | distentella |
| Authority: | (Zeller, 1846) |
Vulnerable (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) in the old-established oak woodlands of Gloucestershire, Monmouthshire and Herefordshire, and the Blean Wood complex near Canterbury, Kent. Not recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 8-9.5 mm. Larva mines leaves of Oak, over-wintering as a pupa in a cocoon.
