15.025 BF301 – Birch Parornix – Parornix betulae – (Stainton, 1854)
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 
– Uncertain/Unknown – Insufficient Data 
– Leaf-miner
– difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required. ID pointers: All parornix species require particular care in identification. Adults are all similar to each other and are best determined by either Gen. Det or by rearing through the food plant.
Distribution: (Last record: 8 July 2019 at Ramsley Moor ) – With very few confirmed records the VC57 status remains uncertain but it is probably locally common on Birch. A leaf miner.
General Comment: None Mine Period Additional: The larvae of this species initially create gallery mines in the lower epidermis of birch (Betula spp.) leaves, leading to a Phyllonorycter-type mine, but discoloured brown. The larvae later feed within downward folds, usually at the tip of the leaf, pupating in this site or on the ground.
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: 2019
Last Recorded By – Andrew Watchorn (iRecord)
Last Recorded General Area – Ramsley Moor
Selected Images: Buxton, Derbyshire – Steve Orridge ©
Image Gallery
No gallery images found for this moth.
Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 2012 - 2012) | Immatures: (between 2008 - 2025)
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This chart summarises all available historical occurrence records collated by ISO week of the year. It reflects recorder effort and sampling distribution as well as true biological activity, and should be interpreted as an indicative pattern of seasonal occurrence rather than a statistically controlled abundance or phenology model.
Distribution Map for Parornix betulae
Found 8 records
↳ from 2026+
↳ 2 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 6 from Before 2020
↳ from 2026+
↳ 2 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 6 from Before 2020
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Bedrock Geology ** indirectly affects moth distribution by influencing the type of habitat and food plants available in an area. In turn, this may affect the types of moths that can thrive, or where they can most likely be found.
NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Parornix betulae
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the map does give a general indication of the moth's distribution across the UK.
Monthly Records By Year:
Parornix betulae
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year:
Parornix betulae
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Parornix betulae
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Parornix betulae
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Parornix betulae
AGR: 2.41% | Total % Change: 50%
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Parornix betulae
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Parornix betulae
Parornix betulae
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
Parornix betulae
Parornix betulae
( 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 - Parornix betulae – 8 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Recorder | Source | RecordKey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunnydale LNR | SK33G | 07/10/2025 | 1 | mine | Shervill, Andrew | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC45844398 |
| Darwin Forest | SK26X | 04/10/2025 | 2 | mine (empty) | Evans, Dave | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC45786885 |
| Ramsley Moor and Reservoir | SK27X | 08/07/2019 | 1 | mine | Watchorn, Andrew | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC29266885 |
| Ramsley Moor and Reservoir | SK27X | 20/10/2015 | 1 | Larva | Watchorn, Andrew | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC5589701 |
| Bamford St,Ripley | SK34Z | 31/07/2012 | 1 | Adult | Thorpe, Steve | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP0EH |
| Howden Resr | SK19L | 25/08/2010 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP090 |
| Hopton Wood NR, Cromford | SK25T | 16/10/2009 | 1 | Larval Mine | Dave Budworth;S.A. Orridge;S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COT0U |
| Monsall Trail, Buxton | SK17L | 14/09/2008 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COSNN |