Phyllocnistis (4S)
Head smooth; antenna 4/5 length of forewing
Head smooth; antenna 4/5 length of forewing
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090 Phyllocnistis saligna
(Willow Maze-miner) 
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0905 Phyllocnistis asiatica
Externally identical to P.saligna, but has a different leaf-mine and genitalia. Accepted as a distinct species in 2018 and found at Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire. Lfp Salix spp Added to main list in 7th update (Jan 2024) 091 Phyllocnistis ramulicola (Willow-stem Maze-miner) ws:6-7mm; grey,goat & eared willow (Salix spp); NS-A discovered in Hampshire 2007 and occurs also in adjacent counties |
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092 Phyllocnistis unipunctella
(Poplar Maze-miner) 
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093 Phyllocnistis xenia
(Kent Maze-miner) ws:6-7mm; bivoltine Jul-Aug, Sep-Apr; grey poplar (Populus canescens); NS-B new to UK in Kent in 1974, now spreading through SE.England |
Key to Phyllocnistis
Forewing with two parallel median fuscous streaks P.saligna / P.ramulicola
Forewing with median dorsal fuscous spot P.xenia
Forewing with fuscous suffusion on dorsum near base and in disc P.unipunctella
Forewing with two parallel median fuscous streaks P.saligna / P.ramulicola
Forewing with median dorsal fuscous spot P.xenia
Forewing with fuscous suffusion on dorsum near base and in disc P.unipunctella
