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363 Phyllonorycter platanoidella (Joannis, 1920)
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cremaster

 

Food Plant: Acer platanoides (Norway Maple)

Mine: July, October

Notes: The mine is rounded, between veins. It may also occur at the leaf edge. The lower epidermis appears smooth or with several small creases. The cremaster has four thin curved hooks, which are in two different planes (as shown).

Data: 04.02.2005, Fleet, Hants, VC12

Image:© Rob Edmunds

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