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Callisto denticulella

Checklist Number
15.022 [B&F: 0310]

Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)

Classification

Family:Gracillariidae
Subfamily:Gracillariinae
Genus:Callisto
Species:denticulella
Authority:(Thunberg, 1794)

Common in gardens, orchards, hedgerows and woodland in Britain, north to Perthshire, uncommon in Ireland. Widespread in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 10-12 mm. Imago fairly regular at light, but more frequently recorded in the larval stage, when mines are relatively easy to find where they are present. Larva mines leaves of Apple, subsequently living within a leaf-fold, over-wintering as a pupa in a cocoon.

The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:

No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Adult
Larval

Records by week (adult)

Records by week (larval)