15.092 Phyllocnistis unipunctella (Poplar Bent-wing)
ws: 7-8mm; bivoltine Jul, Sep-Apr; black poplar (Populus nigra); common in England
ID: Forewing without parallel median fuscous streaks (excludes P.saligna and P.ramulicola), without median dorsal fuscous spot (excludes P.xenia). P.unipunctella has 4 costal strigulae, P.xenia usually has 5.
Male genitalia
§1 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex; 02/06/2017; male; fw 3.4mm; to light
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