15.09 BF367  –  Gracillariidae –  Phyllocnistinae – Phyllocnistis saligna – Willow Maize-miner – (Zeller, 1839) Adult Micro:  CAT 4 – Gen. Det. Required – Gen-Det-Reqd       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  >> Phyllocnistinae
Other Name/s: Willow Bent-wing
ID Difficulty:  Red – difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
ID pointers: Another tiny white moth, with an obvious golden basal streak running through the centre of the forewing towards the apex. Several golden markings in the apex area along with a black spot. Also darker brown edges to the golden markings.
Distribution:  (Last record: 5 November 2024 at Pottery Wood )  –  Not listed in Harrison & Sterling 1988 – Current status unknown – Nationally local and uncommon – Few Derbyshire records but could be under-recorded
Flight Period: January /  February /  March /  April /  July /  September /  October /  November /  December /  –  July and then September through to April overwinters in Thatch or Haystacks. Mine Period: June /  August /  September /   – A tortuous lower epidermal mine with a central brownish frass-line. The larva then mines into the petiole and subsequently into a second leaf, normally opposite, where it creates another similar epidermal mine. Apparently P. saligna/asiatica – ongoing work Nationally to provide some clarity on supposed food-plant separation (asicatica on crack/white/weeping willows etc, saligna only on Purple Willow?). Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Will Soar  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 25 August 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 6-7mm
Food Plant: Willow Salix
Last Recorded Year: 2024
Last Recorded By – Graham Finch
Last Recorded General Area – Pottery Wood

IMAGES BELOW:  Kings Newton – Will Soar ©

 
 

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Distribution Map for Phyllocnistis saligna

Found 9 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 7 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 2 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 – Phyllocnistis saligna

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Monthly Records By Year: Phyllocnistis saligna
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

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Recordings By Year: Phyllocnistis saligna
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Phyllocnistis saligna
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%


CUSUM Analysis: Phyllocnistis saligna
About this chart: CUSUM (Cumulative Sum) charts track long-term trends in moth populations [ filtered by 'Adult' and 'Mine' life stages ] by showing whether each year’s counts are above or below the historical average. Even small shifts build up over time, making trends of growth, stability, or decline easier to see. CUSUM highlights trend-consistency — asking: “Across the years, have moth counts mostly stayed above or below average?”
The data sample has 22 gap year/s here (zero records) between 2000 and 2025. The moth may have been present in those gap years, but no data was available. Too many year-gaps may exaggerate or skew the chart.

Counts for the current year (2025) are pro-rated based on data available up to month 7 (July) to provide a full-year equivalent.

Purple line rises = years better than average; falls = years worse than average.
Peak (best year) Trough (worst year) Growth periods Decline periods
Population peaked around 2018, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2018, showing a significant decline.

What the Y-axis "Cumulative Deviation" means: Cumulative Deviation shows the running total of how each year’s moth population count differs from the long-term average. i

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Phyllocnistis saligna
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Phyllocnistis saligna
( 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
Phyllocnistis saligna
( 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 - Phyllocnistis saligna – 9 records available

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

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Phyllocnistis salignaBurton upon TrentSK32P202405/11/20241Minevc57_irecords_extract
Phyllocnistis salignaPottery WoodSK32G202405/11/20241Minevc57_irecords_extract
Phyllocnistis salignaStaveley DerbyshireSK47H202430/08/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Phyllocnistis salignaAllestree ParkSK34K202225/09/20221Minevc57_irecords_extract
Phyllocnistis salignaWoodland AveSK43R202001/08/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Phyllocnistis salignaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y202014/08/20201Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Phyllocnistis salignaWoodland AveSK43R202029/07/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Phyllocnistis salignaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y201818/07/20181Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Phyllocnistis salignaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y201817/07/20181Adultvc57_irecords_extract

 
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