Species Details

ABH: 15.054

BF: 333

Family: Gracillariidae

Subfamily: Lithocolletinae

Taxon: Phyllonorycter viminiella

Authority: (Sircom, 1848)

Vernacular: Willow Leaf-miner

Account: Common in marshes, river-banks and other damp areas in England and Wales, with scattered records in Scotland; rare in Ireland Imago fairly regular at light, but more frequently recorded in the larval stage, when mines are relatively easy to find where they are present. Larva mines leaves of smooth-leaved Salix species, such as Osier and Crack Willow, has also been recorded on Aspen, over-wintering as a pupa in a cocoon.

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: 7.5 — 8 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 3 Jul (2011) — 3 Sep (2008)

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

Foodplant: Salix fragilis, Salix viminalis (Osier).

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

Status: None

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/phyllonorycter-viminiella/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 32

Individuals: 6

Earliest Year: 2001

Latest Year: 2025

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