15.054 BF333 – Willow Leaf-miner – Phyllonorycter viminiella – (Sircom, 1848)
Adult Micro: CAT 2 – Can be confused with other species – Leaf-miner: CAT L – The leaf or a Photo required – 
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– Uncertain/Unknown – Insufficient Data 
– Leaf-miner
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– care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required. Confusion Species: Phyllonorycter corylifoliella (Hawthorn Leaf-miner); Phyllonorycter leucographella (Firethorn Leaf Miner)
ID pointers: None at this time
Distribution: (Last record: 18 March 2025 at Poppy Wood ) – Uncertain as only two records – 1983 Matlock Moor ; latest record of Leaf Mine @ Poppy Wood 22/11/23
General Comment: None Mine Period Additional: The larvae feed on the underside edge of the leaf creating a mine and causing the leaf to fold over
Mine ID Difficulty: Not Recorded
Mine Type/s: Not Recorded
Mine Feeding Method/s: Not Recorded
Mine Comment: None.
*** Last updated on 12 October 2025 by TD ***
Last Recorded Year: 2023
Last Recorded By – Graham Finch
Last Recorded General Area – Poppy Wood
Selected Images: Buxton Steve Orridge©
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Temporal Distribution Chart
Immatures: (between 2006 - 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 viminiella
Found 9 records
↳ from 2026+
↳ 1 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 8 from Before 2020
↳ from 2026+
↳ 1 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 8 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Phyllonorycter viminiella
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Monthly Records By Year:
Phyllonorycter viminiella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year:
Phyllonorycter viminiella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Phyllonorycter viminiella
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Phyllonorycter viminiella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Phyllonorycter viminiella
AGR: 0% | Total % Change: 0%
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Phyllonorycter viminiella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Phyllonorycter viminiella
Phyllonorycter viminiella
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 viminiella
Phyllonorycter viminiella
( 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 viminiella – 9 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Recorder | Source | RecordKey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markham Vale, Seymour | SK47L | 06/10/2025 | 1 | mine | Radford, Mark | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC45822094 |
| Thorpe, Dovedale | SK15K | 13/10/2010 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.A. Orridge;S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COTQN |
| Bamford | SK28B | 21/09/2010 | 1 | Larval Mine | K. McCabe;S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COTPZ |
| Ladybower Resr | SK18U | 03/09/2010 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP6L8 |
| Slippery Stones,Upper Derwent | SK19S | 25/08/2010 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COXIE |
| Coombs Dale,Stoney Middleton | SK27H | 12/10/2009 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP542 |
| Foremark Resr (sailing club area), Ticknall | SK32H | 02/10/2009 | 1 | Larval Mine | Dave Budworth | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP05X |
| Carr Vale NR,Bolsover | SK46P | 13/09/2006 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COW8O |
| Carr Vale NR,Bolsover | SK47K | 13/09/2006 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP3N8 |