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– Significant Record / Rare / Vagrant
– Leaf-miner
– care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species: Phyllonorycter tristrigella; Phyllonorycter emberizaepenella
Mine Period Additional: over winters in the pupal stage inside the cocoon within the mine.
Mine ID Difficulty:
– Care required in ID process as confusion with similar leaf mines. Quality photos of the mine required.
Mine Type/s: Blotch
Mine Feeding Method/s: Leaf Fold
Mine Comment: The larva creates a large, rounded, sub-circular blotch mine on the underside of elm leaves, unlike the mine of P.tristrigella, which is longer and tube-like. As the larva feeds, the mine contracts, causing the upper surface of the leaf to fold. The lower surface tentiform mines are shorter and more oval than those of P. tristrigella and it often shares the exact same tree. The cocoons can easily be told apart in the field: P.schreberella: Cocoon is light green and cigar-shaped / P.tristrigella: Cocoon is brownish in colour remaining firmly attached to the lower outer surface of the leaf.
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Temporal Distribution Chart
Immatures: (between 2026 - 2026)
Changes in First and Last Recorded Activity Dates Over Time
This chart presents a time-series summary of recorded observations. It is based on available records at the time of analysis and will evolve as further data are added. The five-year moving average provides a smoothed representation of variation in recorded adult and immature activity over time, helping to illustrate longer-term trends in the earliest and latest recorded dates.
Annual record totals are shown for context; years with fewer records may provide a less complete representation of activity than years with higher recording intensity. Interpretation should consider that apparent trends may reflect both biological change and variation in recording effort.
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Distribution Map for Phyllonorycter schreberella
↳ 1 from 2026+
↳ 0 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 0 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 – Phyllonorycter schreberella
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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:
Phyllonorycter schreberella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year:
Phyllonorycter schreberella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Phyllonorycter schreberella
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Phyllonorycter schreberella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Phyllonorycter schreberella
AGR: 0% | Total % Change: 0%
Phyllonorycter schreberella
Insufficient records/data for an AGR analysis
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Phyllonorycter schreberella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Phyllonorycter schreberella
Phyllonorycter schreberella
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 schreberella
Phyllonorycter schreberella
( 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 schreberella – 1 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Recorder | Source | RecordKey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renishaw Wood | SK47N | 02/11/2026 | 1 | mine | Radford, Mark | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC57861921 |