15.060 BF339 – Gorse Leaf-miner – Phyllonorycter ulicicolella – (Stainton, 1851)
Adult Micro: CAT 4 – Dissection required – 
Leaf-miner: CAT R – Moth will need to be reared and possibly dissected – Larval Case: C1 – Distinctive Species –
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Leaf-miner: CAT R – Moth will need to be reared and possibly dissected – Larval Case: C1 – Distinctive Species – – click for General Verification Guidelines | – click for Specific Verification Guidelines 
– Uncertain/Unknown – Insufficient Data 
– Leaf-miner
** Identification write up required
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– difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.Confusion Species: Phyllonorycter scopariella
Broom Leaf-miner
ID pointers: None at this time
Distribution: (Last record: 2 November 2025 at Markham Vale ) – A Nationally scarce (Nb) species –
Uncertain – a record from 25/05/1970 Lathkill Dale, pupae discovered; a record from 2010 and Leaf mines at Markham Vale on 15th March 2025
General Comment: None Mine Period Additional: The larvae mine the stems, shoots and spines of Gorse and the mines are rarely encountered. The larva feeds in the epidermis of thinner stems and causes slight blistering.
Mine ID Difficulty:
– Mine cannot be identified without breeding through and then adult may need to be examined by Gen Det Prep. Mine Type/s: Not Recorded
Mine Feeding Method/s: Not Recorded
Mine Comment: None.
*** Last updated on 29 March 2026 by RP ***
Last Recorded Year: 2025
Last Recorded By – Mark Radford
Last Recorded General Area – Markham Vale
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Markham Vale (2025) Mark Radford©
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Temporal Distribution Chart
Immatures: (between 1970 - 2026)
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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 ulicicolella
Found 5 records
↳ 2 from 2026+
↳ 2 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 1 from Before 2020
↳ 2 from 2026+
↳ 2 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 1 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Phyllonorycter ulicicolella
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Monthly Records By Year:
Phyllonorycter ulicicolella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year:
Phyllonorycter ulicicolella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Phyllonorycter ulicicolella
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Phyllonorycter ulicicolella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Phyllonorycter ulicicolella
AGR: -35% | Total % Change: -35%
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Phyllonorycter ulicicolella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Phyllonorycter ulicicolella
Phyllonorycter ulicicolella
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 ulicicolella
Phyllonorycter ulicicolella
( 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 ulicicolella – 5 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Recorder | Source | RecordKey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markham Vale South Tip | SK47K | 29/01/2026 | 3 | mine | Radford, Mark | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC49070600 |
| Markham North Tip | SK47L | 08/01/2026 | 10 | mine | Radford, Mark | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC48597409 |
| Markham Vale North Tip | SK47L | 02/11/2025 | 10 | mine | Radford, Mark | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC46200914 |
| Markham Vale North Tip | SK47L | 15/03/2025 | 10 | mine | Radford, Mark | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC40431249 |
| Lathkill Dale,Bakewell | SK16X | 25/05/1970 | 17 | Pupae | VC57 Derbyshire Recorder | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COQI5 |