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 ulicicolella
(Gorse Leaf-mine)
Mine Period Additional: Larvae mine the leaves of birch forming a large blister on the underside of the leaf. A number of strong creases on the leaf
Mine ID Difficulty: Not Recorded
Mine Type/s: Not Recorded
Mine Feeding Method/s: Not Recorded
Mine Comment: None.
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Temporal Distribution Chart
Immatures: (between 2009 - 2010)
Distribution Map for Phyllonorycter cavella
↳ from 2026+
↳ from 2020 - 2025
↳ 2 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Phyllonorycter cavella
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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.
Monthly Records By Year:
Phyllonorycter cavella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year:
Phyllonorycter cavella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Phyllonorycter cavella
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Phyllonorycter cavella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Phyllonorycter cavella
AGR: 0% | Total % Change: 0%
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Phyllonorycter cavella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Phyllonorycter cavella
Phyllonorycter cavella
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 cavella
Phyllonorycter cavella
( 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 cavella – 2 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Recorder | Source | RecordKey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slippery Stones,Upper Derwent | SK19S | 25/08/2010 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COXIC |
| Carvers Rocks NR,Hartshorne | SK32G | 03/10/2009 | 1 | Larval Mine | Dave Budworth | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP06B |