15.082 BF360  –  Gracillariidae –  Lithocolletinae – Phyllonorycter klemannella – Shining Alder Leaf-miner – (Fabricius, 1781) Adult Micro:  CAT 2 – Confusion Species –       Leaf-miner:  CAT L – The leaf or a Photo required – 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: Dark Alder Midget
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Phyllonorycter tristrigella
(Elm Leaf-miner);Phyllonorycter nicellii
(Hazel leaf-miner)
Distribution:  (Last record: 7 October 2023 at Calke Park )  –  Uncertain – insufficient data – two records – one from DaNES -Idridgehay 2/11/2002 S.H.Hind – Leaf Mine; and one from iRecord Clake Park 7/10/2023 Graham Finch of Leaf Mine.
Flight Period: May /  June /  July /  August /  Mine Period: September /  October /   – The larvae create a blotch mine on the underside of an Alder leaf. Moth Activity: Cathemeral  Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 6 May 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 8mm
Food Plant: Alder
Last Recorded Year: 2023
Last Recorded By – Graham Finch
Last Recorded General Area – Calke Park

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Distribution Map for Phyllonorycter klemannella

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Found 2 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 1 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 1 from Before 2020

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Monthly Records By Year: Phyllonorycter klemannella

Monthly Counts By Year: Phyllonorycter klemannella

Recordings By Year: Phyllonorycter klemannella

Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Phyllonorycter klemannella
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2024

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Phyllonorycter klemannella

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Phyllonorycter klemannella

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 klemannella

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 klemannella – 2 records available

Listed by Year - descending

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStage
Phyllonorycter klemannellaCalke ParkSK32R202307/10/20231Mine
Phyllonorycter klemannellaHillclifflane, nr IdridgehaySK24Y200202/11/20021Larval Mine

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