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Phyllonorycter trifasciella
Photo © Patrick Clement,  Ex mine on Honeysuckle, Halesowen garden August 2026.

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Phyllonorycter klemannella
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Phyllonorycter trifasciella
(Haworth, 1828)361 / 15.083

Fairly common species.

Lonicera spp., occasionally on Symphoricarpos rivularis, Leycesteria formosa, with larva feeding in March/April, July/August and October in a mine on the underside of a leaf, often twisting it into a cone.

Verification Grade Comment: Photo/leaf or examine puparium cremasters

Mine: Either the leaf or a good photograph required

Recorded in 62 (44%) of 140 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1869.
Last Recorded in 2024.
(Data up to end 2024)
Additional Stats

Wingspan: 7-8mm
Flight: Three generations, May, August and November
Foodplant:   Honeysuckle, Himalayan Honeysuckle, Snowberry
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1  Mine: L
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Latest 5 Records (data up to end 2024)
Date#VC10k Area
15/10/20241VC39 - StaffordshireSO88 -
24/09/20241VC37 - WorcestershireSO66 -
14/09/2024+VC37 - WorcestershireSO87 -
22/07/20241VC39 - StaffordshireSJ82
30/03/20242VC40 - ShropshireSJ43 -
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