Phyllonorycter coryli

Phyllonorycter coryli
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Phyllonorycter
Species:	P. coryli
Binomial name
	Phyllonorycter coryli; (Nicelli, 1851)
Synonyms
	Lithocolletis coryli Nicelli, 1851;

Phyllonorycter coryli, or nut leaf blister moth, is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found most of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula.

The wingspan is 7–9 mm. The forewings are golden-ochreous, often fuscous-tinged, first costal spot dark-margined posteriorly. The larva is pale yellowish; dorsal line dark green; head pale brown.^[1]

The larvae feed on Corylus avellana, Corylus colurna, Corylus maxima and Ostrya carpinifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create an upper-surface silvery tentiform mine. At first, the mine remains quite flat, and has the appearance of a blotch mine. At the end, the leaf is strongly contracted. There may be several mines in a single leaf. The pupa is made in a cocoon in a corner of the mine. The frass is deposited in the opposite corner.

References[edit]

^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description