15.082 Phyllonorycter klemannella (Shining Alder Leaf-miner)
ws: 8mm; Aug; alder (Alnus glutinosa); locally common throughout UK.
ID: Group B - Forewing markings appear white on a coloured background, C1D1 form a complete transverse fascia; C2D2 form a complete transverse fascia; C3D3 separate; ground colour orange; vertex orange-brown > P.klemannella
§1 Ham Fen, Kent; 21/05/2010; male; fw 3.7mm
§2 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 01/06/2019; female; fw 3.4mm
§3 Westleton, Suffolk; 03/09/2020; male; fw 2.8mm!
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§2 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 01/06/2019; female; fw 3.4mm
§3 Westleton, Suffolk; 03/09/2020; male; fw 2.8mm!
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published Feb 2011 as P.tristrigella (misidentification) | reidentified 28/08/2018 | §2 added 06/01/2020 | §3 added 05/10/2020