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: 02/03/2025 at Alvaston Park, Derby )  –  Uncertain due to insufficient data – likely to be under-recorded and locally common – Recorded in 2024
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  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 6 May 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 8-10mm
Food Plant: London Plane
Last Recorded Date: 02/03/2025
Last Recorded Year: 2024
Last Recorded By – Neil Gregory
Last Recorded General Area – Alvaston Park, Derby

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Alavston Park & River Derwent, Derby – Neil Gregory©

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Distribution Map for Phyllonorycter platani

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Found 7 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 4 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 3 from Before 2020

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Monthly Records By Year: Phyllonorycter platani

Monthly Counts By Year: Phyllonorycter platani

Recordings By Year: Phyllonorycter platani

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Phyllonorycter platani

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Phyllonorycter platani

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

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 – 7 records available

Listed by Year - descending

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCount
Phyllonorycter plataniRiver Derwent, DerbySK33S202421/09/20241
Phyllonorycter plataniAlvaston Park, DerbySK33S202421/09/20241
Phyllonorycter plataniDerby DE1 2SW, UKSK33S202231/08/20221
Phyllonorycter plataniWoodland AveSK43R202009/05/20201
Phyllonorycter plataniDerby (Bass Recreation Ground)SK33T201202/08/20121
Phyllonorycter plataniDerby, Bass's Recreation GroundSK33N201202/08/20121
Phyllonorycter plataniSouth St, DerbySK33N201020/10/20106

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