15.037 Phyllonorycter tenerella (Hornbean Leaf-miner)
ws: 6-8mm; bivoltine May, Jul-Aug; hornbeam (Carpinus betulus); locally common in SE.England.
Phyllonorycter tenerella §1 female
ID: Group A: Forewing with sufficient white colour that the strigulae appear as dark markings on a pale background; no dark basal fascia (excludes P.roboris) or basal streak (excludes P.heegeriella); white parts not sprinkled with dark scales (excludes P.comparella & P.sagitella); C1D1 meet or almost meet to form an acute angled fascia (excludes P.kuhlweiniella, P.acerifoliella, P.platanoidella); C1D1 very narrow, represented by just the dark edge (excludes P.geniculella); 4C > P.tenerella. (and excludes P.harrisella which has 3C).
§1 Hockley Woods, Essex; 06/05/2014; female; fw 3.6mm
§2 Hockley Woods, Essex; 06/05/2014; female; fw 3.3mm
§3 Hockley Woods, Essex; 06/05/2014; female
§4 Orlestone Forest, Kent; 26/07/2018; male; fw 2.5mm
§5 Orlestone Forest, Kent; 24/06/2020; female; fw 3.0mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Hockley Woods, Essex; 06/05/2014; female; fw 3.3mm
§3 Hockley Woods, Essex; 06/05/2014; female
§4 Orlestone Forest, Kent; 26/07/2018; male; fw 2.5mm
§5 Orlestone Forest, Kent; 24/06/2020; female; fw 3.0mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published February 2011 | Original §1 replaced, §2&3 added, and text amended 01/02/2015 | §4 added 29/05/2019 | §5 added 27/01/2021
