Gracillariidae : Lithocolletinae
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Phyllonorycter platani
Plane Leaf-miner

(Staudinger, 1870)321a / 15.041
=London Midget

Norfolk status
Local.
Discovered in London in 1989.
The species has slowly spread through the Southern counties and into Norfolk in 2002.

Distinctive species with golden ochre ground colour and markings of silvery white edged with grey.

Leaf-mine: July - November.
Large mines, often several in one leaf.

Recorded in 41 (55%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 2002.
Last Recorded in 2025.
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Determination
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Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10kGeneral Area
08/06/2025+28TF63Snettisham
29/04/2025328TF70Boughton
01/12/2024+28TF70Oxborough / Foulden Common
25/11/2024+28TF62Wolferton
05/11/2024+28TF62King's Lynn / Gaywood
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Wingspan: 8-10 mm.
Flight: April - May and Aug.
Foodplant:   London Plane
Nat Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2  Mine: A
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