8.005 BF128 – Striped Cutter – Phylloporia bistrigella – (Haworth, 1828)
Adult Micro: CAT 1 – Distinctive species unlikely to be confused with others – Leaf-miner: CAT L – The leaf or a Photo required – 
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– Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant 
– Leaf-miner
– easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.ID pointers: A tiny little dark choclote brown colour with two obvious white stripes and a white tornal spot with white terminal cilia
Distribution: A rare species with only a few records from 1892 present during 1916-1926 – No modern day records – most likely to be under-recorded
General Comment: None Mine Period Additional: A Long mine on leaves of birch, usually encircling a large part of the leaf and ending in a whitish blotch with scattered frasse. A case is cut from end of blotch leaving a small oval hole. The Case falls to the ground where larvae pupates.
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 By – Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area – Not Recorded
Selected Images:
Rose End Meadows (2009) – Steve Orridge©
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Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 2016 - 2025) | Immatures: (between 2006 - 2010)
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Distribution Map for Phylloporia bistrigella
Found 12 records
↳ from 2026+
↳ 2 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 10 from Before 2020
↳ from 2026+
↳ 2 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 10 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Phylloporia bistrigella
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the map does give a general indication of the moth's distribution across the UK.
Monthly Records By Year:
Phylloporia bistrigella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year:
Phylloporia bistrigella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Phylloporia bistrigella
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Phylloporia bistrigella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Phylloporia bistrigella
AGR: 0% | Total % Change: 0%
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Phylloporia bistrigella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Phylloporia bistrigella
Phylloporia bistrigella
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
Phylloporia bistrigella
Phylloporia bistrigella
( 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 - Phylloporia bistrigella – 12 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Recorder | Source | RecordKey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cromford Moor | SK25X | 11/08/2025 | 1 | adult | Ashton, Clive | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44516771 |
| Cromford Moor | SK25X | 01/05/2025 | 1 | adult | Ashton, Clive | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC41331155 |
| Pleasley Colliery NR, Pleasley | SK46X | 05/06/2016 | 1 | Adult | BUDWORTH, Mr D., CLARKE, Mr D.A., COX, Mr K., HORS | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP0IC |
| Ladybower Resr | SK18U | 03/09/2010 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP6LC |
| Howden Resr | SK19S | 25/08/2010 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COXHX |
| Slippery Stones,Upper Derwent | SK19S | 25/08/2010 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COXIH |
| Howden Resr | SK19L | 25/08/2010 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP097 |
| Padley Gorge, Nether Padley | SK27P | 19/08/2010 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP6I2 |
| Cromford, Matlock DE, UK | SK25Y | 16/10/2009 | 1 | Larva | Orridge, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC29352129 |
| Rose End Meadow | SK25Y | 16/10/2009 | 1 | mine | Orridge, Steve; Hind, Steve, Budworth, Dave | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC40312708 |
| Hopton Wood NR, Cromford | SK25T | 16/10/2009 | 1 | Larval Mine | Dave Budworth;S.A. Orridge;S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COT10 |
| Shallcross Wood, Goyt Valley, Whaley Bridge | SK07E | 26/09/2006 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP9YP |