![]() Lep:Gracillariinae
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Gracillaria syringella (Fabricius, 1794)
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Food Plant: Ligustrum (Privet), Fraxinus (Ash) Jasminum (Jasmine) or Syringa (Lilac) Egg: Next to midrib, often in a row of up to 8 together. Mine: June, August-September. Pupa: In a cocoon, underside of leaf or on leaf-litter. Notes: Larvae usually gregarious. Early mine an epidermal gallery leading to a contorted blotch with black frass (as shown on Privet). Subsequently two successive cones formed by folding the tip of a leaf downwards. Formerly Caloptilia syringella Natiional Status: Common Bradley No: 293 Data: 2002, Fleet, Hants, VC12 Image: © Rob Edmunds |
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