15.050 BF330 – Cherry Leaf-miner – Phyllonorycter cerasicolella – (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
Adult Micro: CAT 4 – Dissection required – 
Leaf-miner: CAT A – Recorded accepted without the leaf or a photo – Larval Case: C1 – Distinctive Species –
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Leaf-miner: CAT A – Recorded accepted without the leaf or a photo – 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 spinicolella (Blackthorn Leaf-miner); Phyllonorycter lantanella (Viburnum Leaf-miner)
ID pointers: The forewings are golden-orange with shining white, black-margined wedge-shaped spots and a black apical strigula (a small streak).
Distribution: (Last record: 28 October 2025 at Markham Vale ) – Uncertain as few records all of which are Leaf Mines – Locally scattered 3 records prior to 2010 – 6 records -2016-2024
General Comment: None Mine Period Additional: None.
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: The larva produces a small, tentiform (tent-shaped) blotch mine on the underside of the leaf of cherry, typically located between two side veins, which causes the leaf to arch or fold over. Several mines may be found on a single leaf.
*** Last updated on 28 November 2025 by TD ***
Last Recorded Year: 2025
Last Recorded By – Mark Radford
Last Recorded General Area – Markham Vale
Selected Images:
Buxton 2024 – Neil Gregory© / Markham Vale 28/10/2025 Mark Radford©
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Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 2016 - 2016) | Immatures: (between 1996 - 2025)
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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 cerasicolella
Found 9 records
↳ from 2026+
↳ 6 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 3 from Before 2020
↳ from 2026+
↳ 6 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 3 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Phyllonorycter cerasicolella
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Monthly Records By Year:
Phyllonorycter cerasicolella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year:
Phyllonorycter cerasicolella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Phyllonorycter cerasicolella
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Phyllonorycter cerasicolella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Phyllonorycter cerasicolella
AGR: 43.31% | Total % Change: 2450%
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Phyllonorycter cerasicolella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Phyllonorycter cerasicolella
Phyllonorycter cerasicolella
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 cerasicolella
Phyllonorycter cerasicolella
( 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 cerasicolella – 9 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Recorder | Source | RecordKey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staveley garden SYA | SK47H | 28/10/2025 | 50 | mine | Radford, Mark | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC46137318 |
| Markham Vale Hall Lane Pond | SK47H | 02/10/2025 | 1 | mine | Radford, Mark | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC45754228 |
| Spring Lakes | SK53A | 15/08/2024 | 1 | mine | Neil Gregory | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC37908675 |
| Poppy Wood | SK32S | 22/11/2023 | 1 | Mine | Finch, Graham Leonard | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC35107062 |
| Calke Park | SK32R | 01/10/2023 | 1 | Mine | Finch, Graham Leonard | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC35105541 |
| Carver's Rocks | SK32G | 30/09/2023 | 1 | Mine | Finch, Graham Leonard | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC35106087 |
| Grange Wood | SK21S | 13/09/2018 | 1 | Mine | Finch, Graham Leonard | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC35106441 |
| Blacka Moor and Plantation | SK28V | 10/10/2016 | 1 | Adult | Watchorn, Andrew | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC4297401 |
| Elvaston Park, Derby (site not precise) | SK43B | 29/10/1996 | 2 | Larval Mine | VC57 Derbyshire Recorder | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COQWF |