Species Details

ABH: 15.092

BF: 368

Family: Gracillariidae

Subfamily: Phyllocnistinae

Taxon: Phyllocnistis unipunctella

Authority: (Stephens, 1834)

Vernacular: Poplar Maze-miner

Account: Locally common in woodland, areas with scattered trees and gardens throughout much of southern England and southern Wales, with records north to Cheshire. The scattered nature of records in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight broadly reflects the extent of distribution of the host plants, and the extent to which recording effort has been concentrated (historically, principally around the Portsmouth area). Wingspan 7-8 mm. While MBGBI 2 says that the species comes readily to light, the majority of records relate to the leaf mine.. Larva mines leaves of Black Poplar and Lombardy Poplar.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 7 — 8 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 16 Apr (2002) — 17 Oct (2014)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Populus nigra.

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Common

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/phyllocnistis-unipunctella/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 64

Individuals: 3

Earliest Year: 1999

Latest Year: 2025

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