Phyllocoptes goniothorax

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    Description

    Phyllocoptes goniothorax is a gall mite which causes leaf roll on the edges of Hawthorn leaves.

    Identification difficulty

    Adult Gall

    Habitat

    Wherever Hawthorn is present.

    When to see it

    Summer and autumn whilst Hawthorn is in leaf.

    UK Status

    Widespread but poorly recorded in Britain.

    VC55 Status

    Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.

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    • David Nicholls
      Ulverscroft NR
      02 August 2018
    • Graham Calow
      Sapcote
      27 June 2013
      gall on Hawthorn - underside
    • Graham Calow
      Stoney Stanton
      18 September 2012
      on Hawthorn - underside of leaf
    • Graham Calow
      Stoney Stanton
      18 September 2012
      on Hawthorn - upperside of leaf
    • Graham Calow
      M69 Island, Sapcote
      06 June 2014
      galls on Hawthorn - underside of leaf
    • Graham Calow
      Stoney Stanton, Highgate Lodge Farm
      01 May 2019
      gall on Hawthorn - underside

    Leicestershire & Rutland Map

    MAP KEY:

    Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
    Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2020+ | 2015-2019 | pre-2015

    UK Map

    • Graham Calow
      Stoney Stanton
      18 September 2012
      on Hawthorn - underside of leaf
    • Graham Calow
      M69 Island, Sapcote
      06 June 2014
      galls on Hawthorn - surface of leaf
    • Graham Calow
      Sapcote
      30 May 2013
      leafroll gall on Hawthorn
    • Graham Calow
      Sapcote
      30 May 2013
      leafroll gall on Hawthorn
    • Graham Calow
      Broughton Astley Brick Quarry
      16 June 2014
      gall on Hawthorn
    • David Nicholls
      Ulverscroft
      03 October 2016
    • Peter Smith
      Cropston garden
      20 August 2017