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Adult Grade 3
(photo)
Adult Grade 4
(gen. det.)
Mine Grade L
(leaf/photo)
Mine Grade R
(reared)
Micro Species List
- Mine Grade L (Leaf/Photo required) - Post 1980 records only
ABH
BF
Family
Taxon
Vernacular
Nat. Status
Suffolk Records
Grade
(Criteria)
2.008
12
Eriocraniidae
Eriocrania sangii
Purple Spring Jewel
Local
60
4
L
(
i
)
Mine: Reared or larval morphology
4.002
116
Nepticulidae
Stigmella lapponica
Grey Birch Dot
Common
104
4
L
4.003
117
Nepticulidae
Stigmella confusella
Pale Birch Dot
Common
80
4
L
4.005
110
Nepticulidae
Stigmella betulicola
Birch Dot
Local
8
4
L
4.006
113
Nepticulidae
Stigmella sakhalinella
Glossy Birch Dot
Local
101
4
L
4.007
112
Nepticulidae
Stigmella luteella
Short-barred Dot
Common
74
4
L
4.008
114
Nepticulidae
Stigmella glutinosae
White-barred Alder Dot
Local
17
4
L
(
i
)
Examination of larva essential
4.009
115
Nepticulidae
Stigmella alnetella
Silver-barred Alder Dot
Local
66
4
L
(
i
)
Examination of larva essential
4.010
111
Nepticulidae
Stigmella microtheriella
Nut-tree Dot
Common
351
4
L
4.013
97
Nepticulidae
Stigmella malella
Apple Dot
Local
121
4
L
4.015
92
Nepticulidae
Stigmella anomalella
Rose Dot
Common
322
4
L
4.018
80
Nepticulidae
Stigmella ulmivora
Barred Elm Dot
Local
107
4
L
(
i
)
Exit-hole must be shown or larval colour
4.019
95
Nepticulidae
Stigmella viscerella
Plain Elm Dot
Local
141
4
L
4.020
82
Nepticulidae
Stigmella paradoxa
Scarce Hawthorn Dot
Nationally Scarce B
3
4
L
(
i
)
Egg position essential
4.022
107
Nepticulidae
Stigmella regiella
Purple-shot Dot
Local
43
4
L
(
i
)
Vacated mines may sometimes be unidentifiable
4.023
108
Nepticulidae
Stigmella crataegella
Hawthorn Dot
Common
155
4
L
(
i
)
Vacated mines may sometimes be unidentifiable
4.025
103
Nepticulidae
Stigmella nylandriella
Rowan Dot
Common
25
4
L
4.026
100
Nepticulidae
Stigmella oxyacanthella
Fruit-tree Dot
Common
194
4
L
4.027
101
Nepticulidae
Stigmella pyri
Pear-tree Dot
Nationally Scarce A
4
4
L
4.030
99
Nepticulidae
Stigmella hybnerella
Shining Hawthorn Dot
Common
250
4
L
4.032
75
Nepticulidae
Stigmella floslactella
Speckled Hazel Dot
Common
198
4
L
(
i
)
Adult moths must be reared and dissected to confirm any leaf-mine records on Hornbeam
4.034
77
Nepticulidae
Stigmella tityrella
Small Beech Dot
Common
248
4
L
4.035
68
Nepticulidae
Stigmella salicis
Sallow Dot
Common
233
4
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
267
4
L
(
i
)
Exit-hole must be shown or larval colour
4.044
64
Nepticulidae
Stigmella continuella
Silver-barred Birch Dot
Local
42
4
L
4.053
78
Nepticulidae
Stigmella incognitella
Grey Apple Dot
Local
23
4
L
4.054
79
Nepticulidae
Stigmella perpygmaeella
Least Hawthorn Dot
Common
171
4
L
(
i
)
Vacated mines may sometimes be unidentifiable
4.055
81
Nepticulidae
Stigmella hemargyrella
Beech Dot
Common
106
4
L
4.057
85
Nepticulidae
Stigmella suberivora
Plain Holm Oak Dot
Local
56
4
L
4.061
83
Nepticulidae
Stigmella atricapitella
Black-headed Dot
Common
180
4
L
(
i
)
Second brood L. If larva present, otherwise unidentifiable
4.068
46
Nepticulidae
Trifurcula immundella
Broom Dot
Local
27
4
L
(
i
)
Egg position essential to distinguish from Leucoptera spartifoliella
4.071
40
Nepticulidae
Bohemannia pulverosella
Speckled Apple Dot
Common
42
4
L
4.087
36
Nepticulidae
Ectoedemia quinquella
Five-spot Dot
Local
104
4
L
4.088
36a
Nepticulidae
Ectoedemia heringella
Speckled Holm Oak Dot
Nationally Scarce B
329
4
L
4.089
37
Nepticulidae
Ectoedemia albifasciella
White-banded Dot
Common
293
4
L
4.090
38
Nepticulidae
Ectoedemia subbimaculella
Broken-barred Oak Dot
Common
209
4
L
(
i
)
Underside epidermal slit must be shown
4.091
39
Nepticulidae
Ectoedemia heringi
White-spot Dot
Local
52
4
L
(
i
)
Lack of underside epidermal slit must be shown
4.094
28
Nepticulidae
Ectoedemia angulifasciella
Angle-barred Rose Dot
Common
126
4
L
4.095
29
Nepticulidae
Ectoedemia atricollis
Barred Fruit-tree Dot
Common
179
4
L
4.097
31
Nepticulidae
Ectoedemia rubivora
Dewberry Dot
Nationally Scarce B
8
4
L
4.098
27
Nepticulidae
Ectoedemia spinosella
Least Blackthorn Dot
Nationally Scarce B
43
4
L
4.099
34
Nepticulidae
Ectoedemia occultella
Large Birch Dot
Common
153
4
L
4.100
35
Nepticulidae
Ectoedemia minimella
Barred Birch Dot
Common
41
4
L
8.005
128
Incurvariidae
Phylloporia bistrigella
Striped Cutter
Local
19
1
L
(
i
)
Confusion possible with beetle mine
14.001
265
Bucculatricidae
Bucculatrix cristatella
Yarrow Tuft
Nationally Scarce B
41
2
L
14.002
266
Bucculatricidae
Bucculatrix nigricomella
Daisy Tuft
Local
249
2
L
14.003
267
Bucculatricidae
Bucculatrix maritima
Saltern Tuft
Nationally Scarce B
75
2
L
14.007
271
Bucculatricidae
Bucculatrix albedinella
Elm Tuft
Local
216
2
L
14.008
272
Bucculatricidae
Bucculatrix cidarella
Alder Tuft
Local
127
1
L
14.011
274a
Bucculatricidae
Bucculatrix ulmifoliae
Surrey Elm Tuft
24
4
L
14.012
275
Bucculatricidae
Bucculatrix bechsteinella
Hawthorn Tuft
Local
305
2
L
14.013
276
Bucculatricidae
Bucculatrix demaryella
Birch Tuft
Local
26
2
L
15.001
299
Gracillariidae
Parectopa ononidis
Clover Stilt
Nationally Scarce B
16
1
L
15.002
280
Gracillariidae
Caloptilia cuculipennella
Privet Stilt
Nationally Scarce A
101
2
L
15.005
283
Gracillariidae
Caloptilia betulicola
Birch Stilt
Common
79
3
L
15.011
289
Gracillariidae
Caloptilia falconipennella
Dark Alder Stilt
Nationally Scarce B
123
3
L
15.0115
289a
Gracillariidae
Caloptilia fidella
Hop Stilt
Local
108
3
L
15.0131
291a
Gracillariidae
Caloptilia honoratella
Pale Maple Stilt
immigrant
67
4
L
(
i
)
Very similar to hemidactylella and dissection will be required for most specimens.
15.017
296
Gracillariidae
Calybites phasianipennella
White-marked Stilt
Local
658
2
L
15.0201
311a
Gracillariidae
Dialectica scalariella
Echium Stilt
Migrant/Resident
3
3
L
15.021
314
Gracillariidae
Leucospilapteryx omissella
Mugwort Stilt
Nationally Scarce B
29
3
L
15.022
310
Gracillariidae
Callisto denticulella
Apple Nymph
Common
147
1
L
15.025
301
Gracillariidae
Parornix betulae
Birch Parornix
Common
145
4
L
15.026
302
Gracillariidae
Parornix fagivora
Beech Parornix
Local
29
4
L
15.027
302a
Gracillariidae
Parornix carpinella
Hornbeam Parornix
Nationally Scarce A
6
4
L
15.030
305
Gracillariidae
Parornix scoticella
Rowan Parornix
Common
23
4
L
15.032
308
Gracillariidae
Parornix finitimella
Southern Blackthorn Parornix
Common
45
4
L
(
i
)
Vacated spinnings unidentifiable. Examination of larval morphology required.
15.033
309
Gracillariidae
Parornix torquillella
Blackthorn Parornix
Common
152
4
L
(
i
)
Vacated spinnings unidentifiable. Examination of larval morphology required.
15.037
318
Gracillariidae
Phyllonorycter tenerella
Hornbeam Leaf-miner
Local
79
2
L
15.044
324
Gracillariidae
Phyllonorycter sorbi
Rowan Leaf-miner
Common
24
4
L
15.052
332
Gracillariidae
Phyllonorycter corylifoliella
Hawthorn Leaf-miner
Common
588
2
L
(
i
)
Mine - L (due possible confusion with P. leucographella)
15.053
332a
Gracillariidae
Phyllonorycter leucographella
Firethorn Leaf-miner
Common
279
2
A/L
(
i
)
Mine: Accept if on Pyracantha, if not then L
15.054
333
Gracillariidae
Phyllonorycter viminiella
Willow Leaf-miner
Common
56
2
L
(
i
)
Mine: R if foodplant S. viminalis cremaster must be examined.
15.060
339
Gracillariidae
Phyllonorycter ulicicolella
Gorse Leaf-miner
Nationally Scarce B
72
3
L
15.061
340
Gracillariidae
Phyllonorycter scopariella
Broom Leaf-miner
Nationally Scarce B
39
3
L
(
i
)
Photo/leaf or examine puparium cremasters
15.067
345
Gracillariidae
Phyllonorycter rajella
Common Alder Leaf-miner
Common
135
2
L
15.073
351
Gracillariidae
Phyllonorycter lautella
Small Oak Leaf-miner
Local
42
2
L
15.076
354
Gracillariidae
Phyllonorycter emberizaepenella
Honeysuckle Leaf-miner
Local
21
2
L
(
i
)
Photo/leaf or examine puparium cremasters
15.082
360
Gracillariidae
Phyllonorycter klemannella
Shining Alder Leaf-miner
Common
92
4
L
15.083
361
Gracillariidae
Phyllonorycter trifasciella
Banded Honeysuckle Leaf-miner
Common
198
1
L
(
i
)
Photo/leaf or examine puparium cremasters
15.0862
364b
Gracillariidae
Phyllonorycter pastorella
Royal Leaf-miner
Unknown
28
3
L
21.002
262
Lyonetiidae
Lyonetia prunifoliella
Blackthorn Blister Moth
To be revised
72
3
L
21.004
254
Lyonetiidae
Leucoptera laburnella
Laburnum Leaf-miner
Common
45
2
L
21.005
256
Lyonetiidae
Leucoptera spartifoliella
Broom Stem-miner
Local
50
2
L
(
i
)
Photo must include the start of the mine
24.001
264
Bedelliidae
Bedellia somnulentella
Bindweed Sleeper
Local
82
2
L
34.008
896a
Cosmopterigidae
Cosmopterix scribaiella
Reed Beauty
Nationally Scarce A
19
3
L
35.109
822
Gelechiidae
Scrobipalpa acuminatella
Common Thistle Miner
Common
263
4
L
35.118
814
Gelechiidae
Scrobipalpa ocellatella
Beet Moth
1602
3
L
38.001
590
Elachistidae
Perittia obscurepunctella
Honeysuckle Blotch-miner
Nationally Scarce B
7
2
L
38.003
592
Elachistidae
Stephensia brunnichella
Basil Blotch-miner
Nationally Scarce B
10
3
L
47.005
483
Epermeniidae
Epermenia chaerophyllella
Common Ridge-back
Common
202
1
L
Total Species: 91
Underlying maps using Digital Map Data © Norfolk Online Lepidoptera Archive - NOLA™ - Suffolk 2026. © James Wheeler - Norfolk Moths 2007 - 2026. Data © NOLA™ - Suffolk 2026