Leaf-miner: CAT L – The leaf or a Photo required – 
Larval Case: C1 – Distinctive Species – 
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– Rare / Uncommon / Scarce 
– Leaf Miner
– difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required. ID pointers: No available information
Distribution: (Last record: February 2025 Longdendale, Derbyshire ) –
Nationally scarce A; Very few records; recent records 2025 of the larval case from Longdendale, Derbyshire and from the VC57 side of Longdendale
General Comment: None Mine Period Additional: Some interesting comments from Christian Heintzen’s studies of this Leaf Miner. ” These are a bit more tricky to find, as they are on the lower surface of the leaf. What I found a useful sign are irregular isolated brown (not black) patches on the upper side of the leaf. These may be worth investigating by looking at the underside. The case isn’t necessarily where these patches are as the larva seems to be quite mobile and readily moves around on the plant to find a fresh leaf. The caterpillar cuts out -or grazes off? surprisingly circular areas from where it sits and when it moves to a fresh spot you can see these circular areas when you hold the leaf against the light. Here is a composite image from the case and mines I found at Didsbury Intake the other day”.
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 Year: February 2025 Longdendale, Derbyshire
Last Recorded By – Christian Heintzen
Last Recorded General Area – Not Recorded
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Distribution Map for Coleophora vitisella
Found 8 records
↳ from 2026+
↳ 3 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 5 from Before 2020
↳ from 2026+
↳ 3 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 5 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Coleophora vitisella
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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:
Coleophora vitisella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year: Coleophora vitisella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Coleophora vitisella
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Coleophora vitisella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Coleophora vitisella
AGR: 0% | Total % Change: 0%
Coleophora vitisella
Insufficient records/data for an AGR analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Coleophora vitisella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Coleophora vitisella
Coleophora vitisella
( 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 2020-2026.
Mine Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Coleophora vitisella
Coleophora vitisella
( 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 - Coleophora vitisella – 8 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chunal Moor | SK09K | 28/02/2025 | 1 | Larval case | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Chunal Moor | SK09K | 28/02/2025 | 1 | Larval case | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Upper Derwent Valley, Far Small Clough | SK19I | 24/02/2025 | 1 | Larval case | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Slagmill Plantation, Beeley Moor (site not precise) | SK36E | 15/05/1994 | 7 | Pupae | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Whitesprings, Hall Dale, Darley Dale (site not precise) | SK26R | 06/05/1976 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Whitesprings, Hall Dale, Darley Dale | SK26X | 08/05/1971 | 2 | Case | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Hell Bank Plantation, Beeley Moor | SK26Y | 11/04/1971 | 1 | Case | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| nr Eyam Moor | SK27J | 17/05/1970 | 3 | Larvae | vc57_danes_bc_data |