Phyllonorycter nicella?

[bobhelencoan]

In the trap of 12 species Rosy rustic and common plume were the best.
Gardening over the weekend brought several leaf miners to our attention. Goosefoot showed Chryesthia sexguttella mines and beech stigmella tityrella, stigmella hemargyella and phyllonotycter maestingella. On our young hazel tree a good number of stigmella floslactella plus what we think are parornix devoniella, a folded leaf and phyllonorycter nicella between the leaf veins.
Weather has not encouraged local walks so we are way behind in searching for leaf mines etc. Bob & Helen

[SteveH]

Hi there,

I think you are O Kwith both your suggested IDs - there ought to be a small brown patch on the same leaf as the fold for Parornix, where the larva fed before proceeding to make the fold.

The only other Phyllonorycter on Hazel is coryli, which is an upper surface blister creator.

Cheers,
Steve

[bobhelencoan]

Larger photo of the hazel leaf Helen

[SteveH]

Sure does

Cheers,
Steve