15.033 BF309  –  Gracillariidae –  Gracillariinae – Parornix torquillella – Blackthorn Parornix – (Zeller, 1850) Adult Micro:  CAT 4 – Gen. Det. Required – Gen-Det-Reqd       Leaf-miner:  CAT L – The leaf or a Photo required – reared and possibly dissected       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Black – Uncertain/Unknown – Insufficient Data        purple – Leaf Miner
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Gracillariidae  >> Gracillariinae
** Identification write-up required **
Other Name/s: Blackthorn Slender
ID Difficulty:  Red – difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
Confusion Species: Parornix finitimella (Southern Blackthorn Parornix)
ID pointers: None at this time
Distribution:  Uncertain due to insufficient data – 3 records prior to 2010 – no recent records
General Comment: None
Flight Period: May /  June /  July –  One generation – sometimes attracted to light Mine Period:  June /  July /  August /  September
Mine Period Additional: Difficult to tell apart from P.finitimella
Mine ID Difficulty: Not Recorded
Mine Type/s: Not Recorded
Mine Feeding Method/s: Not Recorded
Mine Comment: None.
Moth Activity: Cathemeral   – occasionally attracted to light Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 9-10mm
Food Plant: Blackthonr and Wild Plum
Last Recorded By – Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area – Not Recorded

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Distribution Map for Parornix torquillella

Found 1 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 0 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 1 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Parornix torquillella

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Monthly Records By Year: Parornix torquillella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
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Monthly Counts By Year: Parornix torquillella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


First/Last Recorded Dates: Parornix torquillella
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]

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Recordings By Year: Parornix torquillella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Parornix torquillella
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%
Parornix torquillella
Insufficient records/data for an AGR analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025
Parornix torquillella
Insufficient records/data for a CUSUM analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Parornix torquillella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Parornix torquillella
( data includes Adult Stage only )

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 2020-2025.

Mine Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Parornix torquillella
( 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 2020-2025.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Parornix torquillella – 1 records available

Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
BamfordSK28B21/09/20101Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data

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