15.036 BF317 - Gracillariidae - Lithocolletinae - Phyllonorycter heegeriella

15.036 BF317 – Gracillariidae – Lithocolletinae – Phyllonorycter heegeriella – Pale Oak Leaf-miner – (Zeller, 1846)

Adult Micro: CAT 2 – Confusion Species – Leaf-miner: CAT R – Moth will need to be reared and possibly dissected –

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– Uncertain/Unknown – Insufficient Data – Leaf Miner

Taxonomy: Micro >> Gracillariidae >> Lithocolletinae

Other Name/s: Pale Oak Midget

ID Difficulty: Red

– difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
Confusion Species: P. harrisella, P. roboris P. tenerella

ID pointers: A Leaf-miner – Forewing white, with a narrow dark brownish basal streak, which is distinctive. A black spot in the apex area of the forewing.

Distribution: Uncertain, very few records. Probably locally common in Oak Woodlands.

Flight Period: May / August / – On the wing in May & August in two generations

Mine Period: July / September / October / – Can be found throughout the winter on Oak. The larvae form small blister mines on the underside of oak leaves, usually at a lobe, causing the tip to fold over.

*** Last updated on 6 May 2025 by RP ***

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Wingspan: 6-7mm

Food Plant: Oak

Last Recorded By – Not Recorded

Last Recorded General Area – Not Recorded

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Distribution Map for Phyllonorycter heegeriella

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Found 2 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 0 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 2 from Before 2020

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Monthly Records By Year: Phyllonorycter heegeriella

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Monthly Counts By Year: Phyllonorycter heegeriella

Recordings By Year: Phyllonorycter heegeriella

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Phyllonorycter heegeriella

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Phyllonorycter heegeriella

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
Phyllonorycter heegeriella

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 - Phyllonorycter heegeriella – 2 records available

Listed by Year - descending

Taxon	Site Name	Tetrad	Year	Date	Count
Phyllonorycter heegeriella	Carr Vale NR,Bolsover	SK47K	2006	13/09/2006	1
Phyllonorycter heegeriella	Clough Wood,Darley Dale	SK26K	1983	26/02/1983	1