Genus Phyllonorycter

85 species in North America listed at All-Leps

80 species listed at nearctica.com

wingspan 6-10 mm

Adult: tiny moths with slender forewings that are held against the body at rest and taper to a rounded point; ground color of forewing orangish in many species but ranges from white through yellow and reddish to brown; often patterned with a thin white basal streak and several white wedges along costa and inner margin that point inward to middle of wing; hindwing reduced to a sharp lance-like midrib from which projects a wide fringe of hair-like scales (see wing illustrations of 49 European species)

Larva: tiny, grub-like, usually whitish or yellow with no markings

much of North America and Eurasia

various trees and shrubs

adults may be present from March to November; individual species often have reduced flight seasons

larvae mine the leaves of a wide variety of trees and shrubs but individual species are usually host-specific

usually two or three generations per year

live adult images of two European species and photos of larval leaf damage (Jurgen Rodeland, Germany)

links to live adult images of many European species (Ian Kimber, UK Moths)

wing illustrations of 49 European species (L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz, British Insects: the genus Phyllonorycter)

links to info and illustrations of many European species (L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz, British Insects: the genus Phyllonorycter)

pinned adult image of a European species (David Nash, Denmark)

live adult image of P. crataegella from Oregon (hortnet.co.nz)

adult illustration of "typical" Phyllonorycter species (U. of Kentucky)

adult pinned images and host/damage images by microleps.org