Phyllonorycter klemannella

    Shining Alder Leaf-miner

    GracillariidaeABH 15.082 B&F 360

    A fairly widespread and common miner of the leaves of alders - usually Alnus glutinosa but also A. incana and A. cordata - and likely to be more widely distributed than the map currently suggests.

    Adult Verification Grade: 2

    Mine Verification Grade: L

    Dark Alder Midget (Phyllonorycter klemannella) photographed in Somerset by Jenny Vickers
    Dark Alder Midget (Phyllonorycter klemannella) photographed in Somerset by Paul Wilkins
    Dark Alder Midget (Phyllonorycter klemannella) photographed in Somerset by Jenny Vickers
    Dark Alder Midget (Phyllonorycter klemannella) photographed in Somerset by Christopher Iles
    Dark Alder Midget (Phyllonorycter klemannella) photographed in Somerset by Paul Wilkins
    Dark Alder Midget (Phyllonorycter klemannella) photographed in Somerset by Christopher Iles