15.044 BF324 – Rowan Leaf-miner – Phyllonorycter sorbi – (Frey, 1855)
Adult Micro: CAT 4 – Dissection required – 
Leaf-miner: CAT L – The leaf or a Photo required – 
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– Uncertain/Unknown – Insufficient Data 
– Leaf-miner
– difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.Confusion Species: Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae (Common Thorn Leaf-miner); Phyllonorycter hostis (Cryptic Apple Leaf-mine)
ID pointers: The forewing colour is golden brown/ochre but is often suffused with blackish on the outer half. The white markings are well defined and partially bordered blackish with white cilia
Distribution: (Last record: 28 October 2025 at Staunton harold Reservoir ) – Uncertain due to insufficient data – 1983 Matlock Moor ; 2023 Carver’s Rocks
; Leaf Mine Aug 2025 from Torside Clough Longdendale; Staunton Harold Reservoir Oct 2025
General Comment: None Mine Period Additional: The leaf mine is wrinkled on the under-side and curved to a fold on the upper-side of the leaf The amazing Leaf Mine photograph was taken by Christian Heintzen who states – ” When I took photos of the tentiform mine of Phyllonorycter sorbi (on Rowan) I noticed a tiny wasp head sticking out (1/3 of a mm head width). Closeups and dissection of the mine confirmed that a parasitic wasp (probably of Genus Sympiesis) had parasitised the larva. However inside the mine the sclerotised plates that protect the wings of the wasps were still in place, so the wasp apparently couldn’t get through the exit hole and perished”
Mine ID Difficulty: Not Recorded
Mine Type/s: Not Recorded
Mine Feeding Method/s: Not Recorded
Mine Comment: None.
*** Last updated on 30 October 2025 by TD ***
Last Recorded Year: 2025
Last Recorded By – Tony Davison
Last Recorded General Area – Staunton harold Reservoir
Selected Images:
August 2025 – Glossop – Christian Heintzen© / Staunton Harold Res – 28/10/2025 – Tony Davison©
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Temporal Distribution Chart
Immatures: (between 2001 - 2025)
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Distribution Map for Phyllonorycter sorbi
Found 17 records
↳ from 2026+
↳ 3 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 14 from Before 2020
↳ from 2026+
↳ 3 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 14 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Phyllonorycter sorbi
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Monthly Records By Year:
Phyllonorycter sorbi
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year:
Phyllonorycter sorbi
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Phyllonorycter sorbi
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Phyllonorycter sorbi
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Phyllonorycter sorbi
AGR: 1.21% | Total % Change: 33.3%
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Phyllonorycter sorbi
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Phyllonorycter sorbi
Phyllonorycter sorbi
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
Phyllonorycter sorbi
Phyllonorycter sorbi
( 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 - Phyllonorycter sorbi – 17 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Recorder | Source | RecordKey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DWT Wyver Lane | SK34P | 02/09/2025 | 2 | mine (empty) | Evans, Dave | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC45019769 |
| Glossop, Shawmoor Plantation | SK09F | 31/08/2025 | 1 | Leaf-mine | Heintzen, Christian | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC47521345 |
| Meersbrook Park | SK38M | 22/08/2025 | 1 | mine | Mella, Pete | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44861577 |
| Thorpe, Dovedale | SK15K | 13/10/2010 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.A. Orridge;S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COTQO |
| Bamford | SK28B | 21/09/2010 | 1 | Larval Mine | K. McCabe;S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COTQ0 |
| Ladybower Resr | SK18U | 03/09/2010 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP6L9 |
| Slippery Stones,Upper Derwent | SK19S | 25/08/2010 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COXIF |
| Upper Wood, Howden Resr | SK19R | 25/08/2010 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP09P |
| Padley Gorge, Nether Padley | SK27P | 19/08/2010 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP6I0 |
| Linacre | SK37L | 13/10/2009 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP55D |
| Carvers Rocks NR,Hartshorne | SK32G | 03/10/2009 | 1 | Larval Mine | Dave Budworth | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP06A |
| Norbury | SK14G | 01/10/2009 | 1 | Larval Mine | Dave Budworth;S.A. Orridge;S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COWY2 |
| Shallcross Wood, Goyt Valley, Whaley Bridge | SK07E | 26/09/2006 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP9YE |
| Carr Vale NR,Bolsover | SK47K | 13/09/2006 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP3N9 |
| Ogston Carr Wood,nr Ogston Res | SK35U | 12/07/2006 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CORSL |
| Clattercotes Wood, nr Ogston Resr | SK36Q | 12/07/2006 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CORSY |
| Brackley Gate, nr Coxbench | SK34W | 03/11/2001 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COR0F |