15.045 BF325  –  Gracillariidae –  Lithocolletinae – Phyllonorycter mespilella – Service-tree Leaf-miner – (Hübner, 1805) 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  >> Lithocolletinae
** Identification write up required **
Other Name/s: Scarce Brown Midget
ID Difficulty:  Red – 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)
ID pointers: None at this time – the adult moth can only be positively identified by Gen Det
Distribution:  (Last record: 1983 at Matlock Moor )  –  A nationally scarce and localised species.In Derbyshire the status is unknown due to insufficient data and the scarcity of the food plant – 1983 Matlock Moor – No county breeding records
Flight Period: May /  August /  –  Two broods in May & August Mine Period: May /  August /  October /   – The larvae create long, narrow blister mines, that have many creases, on the underside of the leaves of wild service-tree Moth Activity: Cathemeral  Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 6 May 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 6-8mm
Food Plant: Wild Service-tree, Rowan, Pear, Whitebeam
Last Recorded Year: 1983
Last Recorded By – Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area – Matlock Moor

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Distribution Map for Phyllonorycter mespilella

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Monthly Records By Year: Phyllonorycter mespilella
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Monthly Counts By Year: Phyllonorycter mespilella

Recordings By Year: Phyllonorycter mespilella

Phyllonorycter mespilella
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Years Analysed: 2000 – 2024

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Phyllonorycter mespilella

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Phyllonorycter mespilella

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 mespilella

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 mespilella – 0 records available

Listed by Year - descending

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