Status
Common.
Commonest of the oak-feeding Phyllonorycters.
Note the length of the wing streak extends to almost two-thirds of the wing. The streak in the similar Phyllonorycter messaniella barley reaches the middle.
Leaf-mine: July, September - October
small blotch on the underside of a leaf.Verification Grade Comment: Mine: Reared or puparium cremasters examined.  | Mine: Moth needs to be reared and, in some cases, possibly dissected. | |
Recorded in 57 (77%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1874.
Last Recorded in 2025.
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