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323 Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae (Frey, 1856)
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pupa

 

Food Plant: Crataegus (Hawthorn)

Mine: July, September - October

Notes: The mine is often in the lobe of the leaf. There are many creases in lower epidermis, which is strongly contracted, causing lobe or leaf-edge to fold over. The pale brown pupa lies within a cocoon (as shown)

Data: 19.x.2007, Fleet, Hants, VC12

Image:© Rob Edmunds

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