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Phyllonorycter distentella (Zeller,1846)
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Food Plant: Quercus spp. (Deciduous Oak) Egg: laid on the underside of a leaf Mine: July; Sept-October Notes: Makes a very large underside mine, often extending from the midrib to the leaf margin. The leaf can be bent over as the mine contracts. The leaf parenchyma is eaten and a rough central patch remains. There may be several mines in a leaf. A local and uncommon miner. National Status: pRDB2 Bradley No: 346 Data: 01.x.2017, Clowes Wood, Kent, VC15 Image:© David Shenton References: |
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