Gracillariidae : Lithocolletinae
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Immature stages

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Phyllonorycter messaniella
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Phyllonorycter quercifoliella
Common Oak Leaf-miner

(Zeller, 1839)320 / 15.039
=Common Oak Midget

Norfolk 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 2024.
Additional Stats

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Determination
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Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10kGeneral Area
08/09/2024128TL99Rockland St Peter
06/09/2024128TL78Weeting Heath (Gravelpit Wood)
06/09/2024327TG21Norwich (Catton)
05/09/2024128TF92Great Ryburgh
01/09/2024128TF91Dereham 
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Wingspan: 7-9mm
Flight: Two Generations. Apr-May. Aug-Sept.
Foodplant:   Oak.
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2  Mine: R
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