Phyllonorycter lantanella

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331 Phyllonorycter lantanella

(Schrank, 1802)

Distribution Map

Using datasets:
Surrey Wildlife Trust Nature Reserves - Tranche 1 Species Records: Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre
Wicken Fen nature reserve species data held by The National Trust: National Trust
BRERC April 2013: Bristol Regional Environmental Records Centre
GiGL professional survey records (Last 10 years): Greenspace Information for Greater London
Herefordshire Biological Records Centre Species Records: Herefordshire Biological Records Centre
WBRC Species data for Worcestershire collated by species group: Worcestershire Biological Records Centre
Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre. Lepidoptera Observation Records. Pre-2010 for Cumbria : Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
Lincolnshire Moths: Greater Lincolnshire Nature Partnership
Invertebrate Site Register - England (1738-2005).: Natural England
Suffolk Biological Records Centre (SBRC) dataset: Suffolk Biological Records Centre
Microlepidoptera of Glamorgan: South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre
Wiltshire & Swindon Site-based Survey Records: Wiltshire and Swindon Biological Records Centre
SER Species-based Surveys: Staffordshire Ecological Record
Natural England species data for SSSI within Worcestershire from date of notification to present: Worcestershire Biological Records Centre
Species Recorded in Somerset: Somerset Environmental Records Centre
Bedfordshire Micro Moths (BNHS) - 1820-2012: Bedfordshire and Luton Biodiversity Recording and Monitoring Centre
Sussex Moth data for 2011 and 2012 DEFRA FUNDED: Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre

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331 Phyllonorycter lantanella

(Schrank, 1802)

Wingspan c. 9mm.

This species occurs in the southern counties of England and Wales, ranging north to Warwickshire.

The larval foodplants are wayfaring tree (Viburnum lantana) and other Viburnum species, such as guelder rose. The larval mine is on the underside of the leaf, causing a strong fold and distorting the leaf, sometimes more than one mine to a leaf.

There are two generations, with moths on the wing in May and August, and leafmines evident in July and from September onwards, the second generation overwintering in this stage.

See also:
Leafmine (British Leaf Mining Fauna)

References:

Heath, J., Emmet, A.M. (Eds.) The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 2 (1985)
Bradley, J.D. Checklist of Lepidoptera Recorded from The British Isles, Second Edition (Revised) (2000)
Emmet, A.M. (Ed.) A Field Guide to the Smaller British Lepidoptera (1988)

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