Phyllonorycter spinicolella

Phyllonorycter spinicolella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is probably present in all of Europe.

The wingspan is 6–8 mm. Adults are on wing in May and again in August in two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Prunus cerasifera, Prunus domestica, Prunus padus and Prunus spinosa. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They create a lower-surface, strongly inflated tentifom mine between to side veins. The lower epidermis is folded. Pupation takes place in a white cocoon and the frass is deposited in a corner of the mine.