Phyllonorycter
messaniella (Zeller,
1846) ![](http://www.eakringbirds.com/eakringbirds5/textbanner04.jpg) |
Status
.....A very common leaf miner which is
found almost anywhere Beech grows, although a number of
other deciduous trees such as Hornbeam and Holme Oak are
used. The leaf mines are usually easy to find in parks
and gardens etc. |
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Adult reared ex-leaf
mine, photographed at Lound Wood April 2007 |
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Leaf mine photographed on
Beech at Lound Wood July 2004 |
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Leaf mine
photographed on Holme Oak (Quercus ilex),
Southwell Minster October 2017 |
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Leaf mine
photographed on Sweet Chestnut, King's Wood October 2013 |
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