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Family: Gracillariidae   Checklist Number: 15.058

Phyllonorycter hilarella (Zetterstedt, 1839)

Large Willow Leaf-miner

A member of a large family of tiny and in many cases similar looking moths. The larvae inhabit and feed among a number of Salix species. Adults have been found in June and July.

References: 
Sterling, P. & Parsons, M. (2023 second edition). Field Guide to the Micro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland.

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