15.005 BF283 – Birch Stilt – Caloptilia betulicola – (Hering, 1928)
Adult Micro: CAT 4 – Dissection required – 
Leaf-miner: CAT L – The leaf or a Photo required – 
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Leaf-miner: CAT L – The leaf or a Photo required – – click for General Verification Guidelines | – click for Specific Verification Guidelines 
– Rare / Uncommon / Scarce 
– Leaf-miner
– care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required. Confusion Species: Caloptilia elongella (Alder Stilt) Caloptilia rufipennella (Rufous Stilt)
ID pointers: Another plain orange-brown Caloptilia and easily confused with C. elongella, with variable darker markings of orange or brown on the forewing.
Distribution: (Last record: 5 March 2025 at Breaston ) – Generally uncommon with only a few records – maybe under recorded and should perhaps be more reported due to amount of Birch in the recording area.
General Comment: None Mine Period Additional: The larvae mine the leaves of Birch then in a folded or rolled up leaf
Mine ID Difficulty: Not Recorded
Mine Type/s: Not Recorded
Mine Feeding Method/s: Not Recorded
Mine Comment: None.
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Last Recorded Year: 2022
Last Recorded By – Steve Thorpe
Last Recorded General Area – Breaston
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Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 1994 - 2025) | Immatures: (between 2010 - 2018)
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Distribution Map for Caloptilia betulicola
Found 12 records
↳ from 2026+
↳ 3 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 9 from Before 2020
↳ from 2026+
↳ 3 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 9 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Caloptilia betulicola
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Monthly Records By Year:
Caloptilia betulicola
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year:
Caloptilia betulicola
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Caloptilia betulicola
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Caloptilia betulicola
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Caloptilia betulicola
AGR: 0% | Total % Change: 0%
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Caloptilia betulicola
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Caloptilia betulicola
Caloptilia betulicola
Flight Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's flight periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen in flight, from site observation records received between 2020-2026.
Mine Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Caloptilia betulicola
Caloptilia betulicola
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Mine Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's mine periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen mining, from site observation records received between 2020-2026.
Records Behind the Map and Charts - Caloptilia betulicola – 12 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Recorder | Source | RecordKey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightwood, Buxton | SK07M | 24/11/2025 | 1 | adult | Orridge, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC48148155 |
| Woodland Ave | SK43R | 19/07/2022 | 1 | Adult | Thorpe, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC27846513 |
| Woodland Ave | SK43R | 17/06/2022 | 1 | Adult | Thorpe, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC27846426 |
| Millstone Edge | SK28K | 17/08/2018 | 1 | Larva | Watchorn, Andrew | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC7770362 |
| Longshaw Estate and Padley Gorge | SK27P | 18/07/2017 | 1 | Larva | Watchorn, Andrew | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC5467155 |
| Blacka Moor and Plantation | SK28V | 27/06/2015 | 1 | Larva | Watchorn, Andrew | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC13278101 |
| Allestree Park, Allestree, Derby | SK33P | 14/03/2014 | 1 | Adult | Dave Budworth | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP9IA |
| Backgarden Marehay | SK34Z | 20/04/2013 | 1 | adult | Thorpe, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC34052916 |
| Slippery Stones,Upper Derwent | SK19S | 25/08/2010 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COXI3 |
| Padley Gorge, Nether Padley | SK27P | 19/08/2010 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP6HH |
| Edgecote Drive,Newhall,Swadlincote | SK22V | 30/07/2004 | 1 | Adult | Topliss, Neil | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COVOQ |
| Crich Chase, Ambergate (site not precise) | SK35L | 16/04/1994 | 1 | Adult | VC57 Derbyshire Recorder | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP129 |