15.058 BF337 – Large Willow Leaf-miner – Phyllonorycter hilarella – (Zetterstedt, 1839)
Adult Micro: CAT 2 – Can be confused with other species – Leaf-miner: CAT L – The leaf or a Photo required – 
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– Uncertain/Unknown – Insufficient Data 
– Leaf-miner
– care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required. Confusion Species: Phyllonorycter viminetorum
(Osier Leaf-miner); Phyllonorycter salicicolella
(Grey Willow Leaf-miner)
ID pointers: None at this time
Distribution: (Last record: 2018 at Kings Newton ) – Uncertain as very few records since 1984. 2 from Kings Newton 2014 & 2018 & one from Buxton 2018
General Comment: None Mine Period Additional: The larvae mine the leaves of Salix and are very similar to P.dubitella. They need to be bred through in order to identify
Mine ID Difficulty: Not Recorded
Mine Type/s: Not Recorded
Mine Feeding Method/s: Not Recorded
Mine Comment: None.
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Last Recorded Year: 2018
Last Recorded By – Will Soar
Last Recorded General Area – Kings Newton
Selected Images:
Buxton (2018) Steve Orridge©
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Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 2014 - 2018)
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This chart summarises all available historical occurrence records collated by ISO week of the year. It reflects recorder effort and sampling distribution as well as true biological activity, and should be interpreted as an indicative pattern of seasonal occurrence rather than a statistically controlled abundance or phenology model.
Distribution Map for Phyllonorycter hilarella
Found 4 records
↳ from 2026+
↳ from 2020 - 2025
↳ 4 from Before 2020
↳ from 2026+
↳ from 2020 - 2025
↳ 4 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Phyllonorycter hilarella
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Monthly Records By Year:
Phyllonorycter hilarella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year:
Phyllonorycter hilarella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Phyllonorycter hilarella
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Phyllonorycter hilarella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Phyllonorycter hilarella
AGR: 0% | Total % Change: 0%
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Phyllonorycter hilarella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Phyllonorycter hilarella
Phyllonorycter hilarella
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 hilarella
Phyllonorycter hilarella
( 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 hilarella – 4 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Recorder | Source | RecordKey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Street, Kings Newton | SK32Y | 17/07/2018 | 1 | Adult | Soar, Will | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC34059819 |
| Ladycroft Ave, Buxton | SK07S | 15/07/2018 | 1 | adult | Orridge, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC34801965 |
| Ladycroft Ave | SK07S | 15/07/2018 | 1 | adult | Orridge, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC49167110 |
| Main Street, Kings Newton | SK32Y | 06/08/2014 | 1 | Adult | Soar, Will | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC34679896 |