15.057 BF336  –  Gracillariidae –  Lithocolletinae – Phyllonorycter dubitella – Goat Willow Leaf-miner – (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Adult Micro:  CAT 4 – Gen. Det. Required – Gen-Det-Reqd       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: Southern 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 salicicolella (Grey Willow Leaf-miner); Phyllonorycter viminiella (Willow Leaf-miner); Phyllonorycter hilarella (Large Willow Leaf-miner)
ID pointers: None at this time
Distribution:  (Last record: 8 August 2020 at Buxton )  –  Uncertain – Insufficient data – 1984 Matlock Moor
Flight Period: May /  June /  August /  –  Two generations – May-June and then August Mine Period: July /  September /  October /   – The larvae mine the upper surfact of Goat Willow causing the leaves to fold dramatically Moth Activity: Cathemeral  Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Steve Orridge  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 22 August 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 7-8mm
Food Plant: Goat Willow
Last Recorded Year: 2020
Last Recorded By – Steve Orridge
Last Recorded General Area – Buxton

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Buxton August 2020) Steve Orridge©

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Distribution Map for Phyllonorycter dubitella

Found 1 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 1 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 0 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 dubitella

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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 dubitella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

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

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

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Phyllonorycter dubitella
( 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 dubitella
( 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 dubitella – 1 records available

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

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Phyllonorycter dubitellaBuxton SK, UKSK07S202008/08/20201Adultvc57_irecords_extract

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