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Area
West Midlands
VC36 Herefordshire only
VC37 Worcestershire only
VC39 Staffordshire only
VC40 Shropshire only
Date
All records
post 1980 records only
post 1990 records only
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post 2010 records only
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Immigrants
Notable A
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Grades
Verification Grade Criteria
Adult Grade 3
(photo required)
Adult Grade 4
(gen. det. required)
Mine Grade L
(leaf/photo required)
Mine Grade R
(reared)
Micro Species List
- Mine Grade L (Leaf/Photo required) - All records - VC40 records only
ABH
BF
Family
Taxon
Vernacular
Nat. Status
West Midlands Records
Grade
4.002
116
Nepticulidae
Stigmella lapponica
Grey Birch Dot
Common
137
-
L
4.003
117
Nepticulidae
Stigmella confusella
Pale Birch Dot
Common
97
-
L
4.005
110
Nepticulidae
Stigmella betulicola
Birch Dot
Local
53
-
L
4.006
113
Nepticulidae
Stigmella sakhalinella
Glossy Birch Dot
Local
143
-
L
4.007
112
Nepticulidae
Stigmella luteella
Short-barred Dot
Common
180
-
L
4.008
114
Nepticulidae
Stigmella glutinosae
White-barred Alder Dot
Local
23
-
L
(
i
)
Examination of larva essential
4.009
115
Nepticulidae
Stigmella alnetella
Silver-barred Alder Dot
Local
72
-
L
(
i
)
Examination of larva essential
4.010
111
Nepticulidae
Stigmella microtheriella
Nut-tree Dot
Common
459
-
L
4.013
97
Nepticulidae
Stigmella malella
Apple Dot
Local
103
-
L
4.015
92
Nepticulidae
Stigmella anomalella
Rose Dot
Common
309
-
L
4.018
80
Nepticulidae
Stigmella ulmivora
Barred Elm Dot
Local
110
-
L
(
i
)
Exit-hole must be shown or larval colour
4.019
95
Nepticulidae
Stigmella viscerella
Plain Elm Dot
Local
88
-
L
4.020
82
Nepticulidae
Stigmella paradoxa
Scarce Hawthorn Dot
Nationally Scarce B
44
-
L
(
i
)
Egg position essential
4.022
107
Nepticulidae
Stigmella regiella
Purple-shot Dot
Local
69
-
L
(
i
)
Vacated mines may sometimes be unidentifiable
4.023
108
Nepticulidae
Stigmella crataegella
Hawthorn Dot
Common
169
-
L
(
i
)
Vacated mines may sometimes be unidentifiable
4.024
104
Nepticulidae
Stigmella magdalenae
Northern Rowan Dot
Local
50
-
L
4.025
103
Nepticulidae
Stigmella nylandriella
Rowan Dot
Common
150
-
L
4.026
100
Nepticulidae
Stigmella oxyacanthella
Fruit-tree Dot
Common
187
-
L
4.030
99
Nepticulidae
Stigmella hybnerella
Shining Hawthorn Dot
Common
327
-
L
4.032
75
Nepticulidae
Stigmella floslactella
Speckled Hazel Dot
Common
454
-
L
4.034
77
Nepticulidae
Stigmella tityrella
Small Beech Dot
Common
396
-
L
4.035
68
Nepticulidae
Stigmella salicis
Sallow Dot
Common
241
-
L
(
i
)
Egg position required (upper or lower surface of the leaf) and if present, larval colouring.
4.043
63
Nepticulidae
Stigmella lemniscella
Beautiful Elm Dot
Common
258
-
L
(
i
)
Exit-hole must be shown or larval colour
4.044
64
Nepticulidae
Stigmella continuella
Silver-barred Birch Dot
Local
46
-
L
4.053
78
Nepticulidae
Stigmella incognitella
Grey Apple Dot
Local
83
-
L
4.054
79
Nepticulidae
Stigmella perpygmaeella
Least Hawthorn Dot
Common
185
-
L
(
i
)
Vacated mines may sometimes be unidentifiable
4.055
81
Nepticulidae
Stigmella hemargyrella
Beech Dot
Common
244
-
L
4.061
83
Nepticulidae
Stigmella atricapitella
Black-headed Dot
Common
127
-
L
(
i
)
Second brood L. If larva present, otherwise unidentifiable
4.065
48
Nepticulidae
Trifurcula cryptella
Cryptic Dot
Nationally Scarce A
8
-
L
4.068
46
Nepticulidae
Trifurcula immundella
Broom Dot
Local
31
-
L
(
i
)
Egg position essential to distinguish from Leucoptera spartifoliella
4.071
40
Nepticulidae
Bohemannia pulverosella
Speckled Apple Dot
Common
137
-
L
4.088
36a
Nepticulidae
Ectoedemia heringella
Speckled Holm Oak Dot
Nationally Scarce B
36
-
L
4.089
37
Nepticulidae
Ectoedemia albifasciella
White-banded Dot
Common
306
-
L
4.090
38
Nepticulidae
Ectoedemia subbimaculella
Broken-barred Oak Dot
Common
203
-
L
(
i
)
Underside epidermal slit must be shown
4.091
39
Nepticulidae
Ectoedemia heringi
White-spot Dot
Local
109
-
L
(
i
)
Lack of underside epidermal slit must be shown
4.094
28
Nepticulidae
Ectoedemia angulifasciella
Angle-barred Rose Dot
Common
107
-
L
4.095
29
Nepticulidae
Ectoedemia atricollis
Barred Fruit-tree Dot
Common
228
-
L
4.099
34
Nepticulidae
Ectoedemia occultella
Large Birch Dot
Common
246
-
L
4.100
35
Nepticulidae
Ectoedemia minimella
Barred Birch Dot
Common
26
-
L
8.005
128
Incurvariidae
Phylloporia bistrigella
Striped Cutter
Local
141
1
L
(
i
)
Confusion possible with beetle mine
10.006
127
Tischeriidae
Coptotriche angusticollella
Rose Blotch-miner
Nationally Scarce B
60
3
L
14.001
265
Bucculatricidae
Bucculatrix cristatella
Yarrow Tuft
Nationally Scarce B
22
2
L
14.002
266
Bucculatricidae
Bucculatrix nigricomella
Daisy Tuft
Local
179
2
L
14.007
271
Bucculatricidae
Bucculatrix albedinella
Elm Tuft
Local
63
2
L
14.008
272
Bucculatricidae
Bucculatrix cidarella
Alder Tuft
Local
67
1
L
14.012
275
Bucculatricidae
Bucculatrix bechsteinella
Hawthorn Tuft
Local
114
2
L
14.013
276
Bucculatricidae
Bucculatrix demaryella
Birch Tuft
Local
63
2
L
15.002
280
Gracillariidae
Caloptilia cuculipennella
Privet Stilt
Nationally Scarce A
81
2
L
15.005
283
Gracillariidae
Caloptilia betulicola
Birch Stilt
Common
216
4
L
15.011
289
Gracillariidae
Caloptilia falconipennella
Dark Alder Stilt
Nationally Scarce B
96
3
L
15.017
296
Gracillariidae
Calybites phasianipennella
White-marked Stilt
Local
137
2
L
15.022
310
Gracillariidae
Callisto denticulella
Apple Nymph
Common
247
1
L
15.025
301
Gracillariidae
Parornix betulae
Birch Parornix
Common
323
4
L
15.026
302
Gracillariidae
Parornix fagivora
Beech Parornix
Local
23
4
L
15.030
305
Gracillariidae
Parornix scoticella
Rowan Parornix
Common
269
4
L
15.032
308
Gracillariidae
Parornix finitimella
Southern Blackthorn Parornix
Common
241
4
L
(
i
)
Vacated spinnings unidentifiable. Examination of larval morphology required.
15.033
309
Gracillariidae
Parornix torquillella
Blackthorn Parornix
Common
173
4
L
(
i
)
Vacated spinnings unidentifiable. Examination of larval morphology required.
15.035
316
Gracillariidae
Phyllonorycter roboris
Beautiful Oak Leaf-miner
Nationally Scarce B
64
1
L
15.044
324
Gracillariidae
Phyllonorycter sorbi
Rowan Leaf-miner
Common
164
4
L
15.052
332
Gracillariidae
Phyllonorycter corylifoliella
Hawthorn Leaf-miner
Common
426
2
L
(
i
)
Mine - L (due possible confusion with P. leucographella)
15.053
332a
Gracillariidae
Phyllonorycter leucographella
Firethorn Leaf Miner
Common
806
2
A/L
(
i
)
Mine: Accept if on Pyracantha, if not then L
15.054
333
Gracillariidae
Phyllonorycter viminiella
Willow Leaf-miner
Common
137
2
L
(
i
)
Mine: R if foodplant S. viminalis cremaster must be examined.
15.059
338
Gracillariidae
Phyllonorycter cavella
Large Birch Leaf-miner
Local
58
4
L
15.061
340
Gracillariidae
Phyllonorycter scopariella
Broom Leaf-miner
Nationally Scarce B
10
3
L
(
i
)
Photo/leaf or examine puparium cremasters
15.067
345
Gracillariidae
Phyllonorycter rajella
Common Alder Leaf-miner
Common
382
2
L
15.073
351
Gracillariidae
Phyllonorycter lautella
Small Oak Leaf-miner
Local
97
2
L
15.076
354
Gracillariidae
Phyllonorycter emberizaepenella
Honeysuckle Leaf-miner
Local
100
2
L
(
i
)
Photo/leaf or examine puparium cremasters
15.082
360
Gracillariidae
Phyllonorycter klemannella
Shining Alder Leaf-miner
Common
127
2
L
15.083
361
Gracillariidae
Phyllonorycter trifasciella
Banded Honeysuckle Leaf-miner
Common
181
1
L
(
i
)
Photo/leaf or examine puparium cremasters
15.090
367
Gracillariidae
Phyllocnistis saligna
Willow Maze-miner
Local
221
4
L
21.004
254
Lyonetiidae
Leucoptera laburnella
Laburnum Leaf-miner
Common
210
2
L
21.005
256
Lyonetiidae
Leucoptera spartifoliella
Broom Stem-miner
Local
63
2
L
(
i
)
Photo must include the start of the mine
24.001
264
Bedelliidae
Bedellia somnulentella
Bindweed Sleeper
Local
82
2
L
38.001
590
Elachistidae
Perittia obscurepunctella
Honeysuckle Blotch-miner
Nationally Scarce B
44
2
L
38.003
592
Elachistidae
Stephensia brunnichella
Basil Blotch-miner
Nationally Scarce B
31
2
L
Total Species: 75
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