15.007 .... B&F 0285 |
Azalea
Leaf Miner Caloptilia
azaleella
(Brants,
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Status .....No previous Nottinghamshire records until 2016, when leaf mines were found on an Azalea sp growing in a Mansfield garden. The larva initially mine the leaves, later forming a cone by rolling the leaf downwards from the tip. An adventive species, currently spreading north throughout the UK and now probably fairly widespread in parks and suburban gardens. | ||
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Leaf mine, photographed at Mansfield August 2016 | ||
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Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Caloptilia
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