Phyllonorycter coryli
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Phyllonorycter coryli (Nicelli, 1851)
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The nut leaf blister moth (Phyllonorycter coryli) is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is found most of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula.
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The wingspan is 7–9 mm.
The larvae feed on Corylus avellana, Corylus colurna, Corylus maxima and Ostrya carpinifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create an upper-surface silvery tentiform mine. At first, the mine remains quite flat, and has the appearance of a blotch mine. At the end, the leaf is strongly contracted. There may be several mines in a single leaf. The pupa is made in a cocoon in a corner of the mine. The frass is deposited in the opposite corner.
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