Phyllonorycter leucographella (Zeller, 1850)
(Firethorn Leafminer, Firethorn Leaf Miner)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhyllonorycter leucographella (Firethorn Leafminer, Firethorn Leaf Miner)
GenusPhyllonorycter (midget micro-moths)
SubfamilyLITHOCOLLETINAE (midget micro-moths)
FamilyGRACILLARIIDAE (midget, slender and some bent-wing micro-moths)
SuperfamilyGRACILLARIOIDEA (a superfamily of ermel, midget and slnder micro-moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Phyllonorycter leucographella (Firethorn Leafminer, Firethorn Leaf Miner) :
1: Phyllonorycter leucographella (Firethorn Leafminer, Firethorn Leaf Miner)
30 Nov 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
very small mines in firethorn leaves
Image 1: Mined leaves of FirethornImage 2: Mine in leaf of FirethornImage 3: Mine in leaf of Firethorn (2)Image 4: Mines in leaves of Firethorn

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Smith, R.M. & Roy, D.B. 2008 Revealing the foundations of biodiversity British Wildlife Vol 20, No. 1: 17-25.

Phyllonorycter leucographella (Firethorn Leafminer, Firethorn Leaf Miner) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Phyllonorycter leucographella (Firethorn Leafminer, Firethorn Leaf Miner)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Phyllonorycter leucographella (Firethorn Leafminer, Firethorn Leaf Miner)
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