15.041 BF321a  –  Gracillariidae –  Lithocolletinae – Phyllonorycter platani – Plane Leaf-miner – (Staudinger, 1870) Adult Micro:  CAT 2 – Confusion Species –       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  >> Lithocolletinae
Other Name/s: London Midget
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Phyllonorycter quercifoliella (Common Oak Leaf-miner); Phyllonorycter messaniella (Ilex Leaf-miner)
ID pointers: A distinctive species with a golden ochre ground colour to the forewing and markings of silvery white edged with grey. A black apical spot
Distribution:  (Last record: 22 August 2025 at Alvaston Park, Derby )  –  Uncertain due to insufficient data – likely to be under-recorded and locally common – Recorded in 2024 – An adult reared from Leaf Mine collected on 11/8/2025 from Alvaston Park, Derby and emerged on 22/8/2025.
Flight Period: April /  May /  August /  –  Two generations April-May & August Mine Period: October /  November /   – Large mines with several in a leaf and very distinctive Moth Activity: Cathemeral  Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Neil Gregory; Sam Goddard  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 22 August 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 8-10mm
Food Plant: London Plane
Last Recorded Year: 2025
Last Recorded By – Sam Goddard
Last Recorded General Area – Alvaston Park, Derby

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Alavston Park & River Derwent, Derby – Neil Gregory©/ Alvaston Park 11th & 22nd Aug 2025 / Sam Goddard©

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Distribution Map for Phyllonorycter platani

Found 9 records
    ↳ 2 from After 2025
    ↳ 4 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 3 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.

Land-cover * shows the variety of land-cover within the VC57 area, based on the CORINE (Coordination of Information on the Environment) forty-four thematic classes of land-cover. This will show, to a greater or lesser degree, the number and variety of moths found in different land-cover types. The UK continues to operate within the Copernicus programme, with the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) providing Corine Land Cover (CLC) datasets for the UK and its territories.


NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Phyllonorycter platani

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Note – the NBN Atlas datasets are listed in the map below and vary in their currency (uptodateness) – however, the map does give a general indication of the moth's distribution across the UK.

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Monthly Records By Year: Phyllonorycter platani
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Monthly Counts By Year: Phyllonorycter platani
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


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

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Recordings By Year: Phyllonorycter platani
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Phyllonorycter platani
AGR: -11.26%   |   Total % Change: -83.3%


CUSUM Analysis: Phyllonorycter platani
About this chart: CUSUM (Cumulative Sum) charts track long-term trends in moth populations [ filtered by 'Adult' and 'Mine' life stages ] by showing whether each year’s counts are above or below the historical average. Even small shifts build up over time, making trends of growth, stability, or decline easier to see. CUSUM highlights trend-consistency — asking: “Across the years, have moth counts mostly stayed above or below average?”
The data sample has 21 gap year/s here (zero records) between 2000 and 2025. The moth may have been present in those gap years, but no data was available. Too many year-gaps may exaggerate or skew the chart.

Counts for the current year (2025) are pro-rated based on data available up to month 7 (July) to provide a full-year equivalent.

Purple line rises = years better than average; falls = years worse than average.
Peak (best year) Trough (worst year) Growth periods Decline periods
Population peaked around 2010, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2025, showing a significant decline.

What the Y-axis "Cumulative Deviation" means: Cumulative Deviation shows the running total of how each year’s moth population count differs from the long-term average. i

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Phyllonorycter platani
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Phyllonorycter platani
( 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
Phyllonorycter platani
( 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 - Phyllonorycter platani – 9 records available

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

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Phyllonorycter plataniMeersbrook ParkSK38L202513/08/20251minevc57_irecords_extract
Phyllonorycter plataniAlvaston ParkSK33S202522/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Phyllonorycter plataniAlvaston Park, DerbySK33S202421/09/20241minevc57_irecords_extract
Phyllonorycter plataniRiver Derwent, DerbySK33S202421/09/20241minevc57_irecords_extract
Phyllonorycter plataniDerby DESW, UKSK33S202231/08/20221Larvavc57_irecords_extract
Phyllonorycter plataniWoodland AveSK43R202009/05/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Phyllonorycter plataniDerby, Bass's Recreation GroundSK33N201202/08/20121Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Phyllonorycter plataniDerby (Bass Recreation Ground)SK33T201202/08/20121Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
Phyllonorycter plataniSouth St, DerbySK33N201020/10/20106Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data

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