Phyllonorycter nicellii

Phyllonorycter nicellii is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in most of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula and the Mediterranean islands.

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

Description

The wingspan is 7–8 mm The forewings are shining golden-ochreous, sometimes suffused with brown; base pale; a fascia at 1/4, another in middle, three posterior costal and two dorsal wedge-shaped spots shining whitish, anteriorly blackish-margined, first pair of spots often connected; an oval blackish apical spot. Hindwings are grey.^[1][2][3] It is very similar to Phyllonorycter froelichiella qv.

Biology

The larvae feed on Corylus avellana and Corylus colurna mining the leaves of the host.

Leaf mine

The moths are on wing in May and August in two generations.