Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Gardens
7-9 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyPodkopníček ovocný 
DanskClerks minérmøl 
DeutschObstbaumminiermotte 
EnglishApple Leaf Miner 
LietuviųObelinė takagraužė kandelė 
MagyarKígyóaknás ezüstmoly 
NederlandsHangmatmot 
SlovenčinaPodkopáčik ovocný 
SvenskaKörsbärsvridvingemal 
TürkçeKiraz yaprak galeri güvesi 
РусскийМоль-малышка яблонная минирующая 
日本語モモハモグリガ
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Betulaceae Betula pendula Silver Birch Betulaceae Betula pubescens Downy Birch Rosaceae Amelanchier lamarckii Juneberry Rosaceae Chaenomeles japonica Japanese quince Rosaceae Cotoneaster glaucophyllus Glaucous cotoneaster Rosaceae Cotoneaster integerrimus Common Cotoneaster Rosaceae Cotoneaster salicifolius Willow-leaved cotoneaster Rosaceae Crataegus coccinea Scarlet hawthorn Rosaceae Crataegus crus-galli Cockspur hawthorn Rosaceae Crataegus laevigata Midland Hawthorn Rosaceae Crataegus monogyna Common Hawthorn Rosaceae Cydonia oblonga Quince Rosaceae Malus baccata Siberian crabapple Rosaceae Malus domestica Apple tree Rosaceae Malus fusca Oregon crabapple Rosaceae Malus sylvestris Crab Apple Rosaceae Mespilus germanica Common Medlar Rosaceae Prunus armeniaca Apricot Rosaceae Prunus avium Wild Cherry Rosaceae Prunus cerasifera Cherry Plum Rosaceae Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry Rosaceae Prunus domestica Plum Rosaceae Prunus glandulosa Rosaceae Prunus laurocerasus Cherry laurel Rosaceae Prunus mahaleb Mahaleb Cherry Rosaceae Prunus mume Chinese plum Rosaceae Prunus padus Bird Cherry Rosaceae Prunus pennsylvanica Fire Cherry Rosaceae Prunus persica Peach Rosaceae Prunus serotina Black Cherry Rosaceae Prunus serrulata Japanese Cherry Rosaceae Prunus spinosa Blackthorn Rosaceae Prunus triloba Flowering plum Rosaceae Pyracantha coccinea Scarlet firethorn Rosaceae Pyrus communis European Pear Rosaceae Sorbus aria Common Whitebeam Rosaceae Sorbus aucuparia European Rowan Rosaceae Sorbus domestica Service tree Rosaceae Sorbus intermedia Swedish Whitebeam - Secondary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Betulaceae Betula Birch
- Links
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Language Website Authors British Leafminers Japanese Moths Lepiforum e. V. Moths and butterflies of Sweden Magnus Unger Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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