Leaf-miner: CAT L – The leaf or a Photo required – 
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– Uncertain/Unknown – Insufficient Data 
– Leaf Miner
– difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.Confusion Species: Parornix anglicella Hawthorn Parornix; Parornix betulae Birch Parornix
Mine Period Additional: A blotch, then a fold at the leaf edge or tip of the leaf.
Mine ID Difficulty: Not Recorded
Mine Type/s: Not Recorded
Mine Feeding Method/s: Not Recorded
Mine Comment: None.
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Distribution Map for Parornix fagivora
↳ from 2026+
↳ 1 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 1 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.
NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Parornix fagivora
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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:
Parornix fagivora
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year: Parornix fagivora
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Parornix fagivora
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Parornix fagivora
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Parornix fagivora
AGR: 0% | Total % Change: 0%
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Parornix fagivora
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Parornix fagivora
Parornix fagivora
( 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
Parornix fagivora
Parornix fagivora
( 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 - Parornix fagivora – 2 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calke Park | SK32R | 01/10/2023 | 1 | Mine | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Grange Wood | SK21S | 13/09/2018 | 1 | Mine | vc57_irecords_extract |