15.056 BF335  –  Gracillariidae –  Lithocolletinae – Phyllonorycter salicicolella – Grey Willow Leaf-miner – (Sircom, 1848) Adult Micro:  CAT 3 – Very Rare/Scarce/Migrant/Adventive – confusion with leaf mines       Leaf-miner:  CAT R – Moth will need to be reared and possibly dissected – 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
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Other Name/s: Long-streak Midget
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Phyllonorycter dubitella (Goat Willow Leaf-miner); Phyllonorycter hilarella (Large Willow Leaf-miner)
ID pointers: None available at this time
Distribution:  (Last record: 8 November 2007 at Foremark Reservoir )  –  Uncertain as insufficient data available -1988 Repton ; 11/8/2007 Foremark Reservoir
Flight Period: May /  July /  August /  –  two generations – May & July-August Mine Period: July /  September /  October /   – The larvae create a blotch mine on the underside of a sallow (Salix sp) leaf Moth Activity: Cathemeral  Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 6 May 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 7-9mm
Food Plant: Sallow
Last Recorded Year: 2007
Last Recorded By – Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area – Foremark Reservoir

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Distribution Map for Phyllonorycter salicicolella

Found 4 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 0 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 4 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 salicicolella

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Monthly Records By Year: Phyllonorycter salicicolella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
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Monthly Counts By Year: Phyllonorycter salicicolella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


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

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Recordings By Year: Phyllonorycter salicicolella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Phyllonorycter salicicolella
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%
Phyllonorycter salicicolella
Insufficient records/data for an AGR analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025
Phyllonorycter salicicolella
Insufficient records/data for a CUSUM analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025

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

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Phyllonorycter salicicolella
( 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 salicicolella
( 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 salicicolella – 4 records available

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

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Phyllonorycter salicicolellaCarvers Rocks,Hartshorne,Swadlincote (old toilet block area)SK32G200711/08/20071Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Phyllonorycter salicicolellaBeeley Moor, Beeley (site not precise)SK26Z198312/11/19831Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
Phyllonorycter salicicolellaRepton area (site not precise)SK32B190501/01/19051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Phyllonorycter salicicolellaBurton on Trent area (site not precise)SK22K186301/01/18631Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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