Macros
Micros 		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
post 2000 records only
post 2010 records only
post 2020 records only
National Status
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Immigrants
Notable A
Notable B
Red Data Book
BAP Priority
Extinct 		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 R (Reared)
  ABH BF Family Taxon Vernacular Nat. Status West Midlands Records Grade
  2.003 8 Eriocraniidae Eriocrania unimaculella White-spotted Spring Jewel Local  58  2 R ( i )
Mine: Reared or larval morphology
  2.005 10 Eriocraniidae Eriocrania salopiella Yellow-headed Spring Jewel Local  94  2 R ( i )
Mine: Easier if larva present
  2.006 11 Eriocraniidae Eriocrania cicatricella Small Spring Jewel Local  125  4 R ( i )
Mine: Reared or larval morphology
  2.007 13 Eriocraniidae Eriocrania semipurpurella Large Spring Jewel Common  157  4 R ( i )
Mine: Reared or larval morphology
  2.008 12 Eriocraniidae Eriocrania sangii Purple Spring Jewel Local  153  4 R ( i )
Mine: Reared or larval morphology
  4.017 93 Nepticulidae Stigmella centifoliella Narrow-barred Dot Local  5  - R
  4.021 106 Nepticulidae Stigmella torminalis Hereford Dot Extinct  3  - R ( i )
Extinct
  4.029 105 Nepticulidae Stigmella desperatella Scarce Apple Dot pRBB1  3  - R ( i )
Probably extinct
  4.033 76 Nepticulidae Stigmella carpinella Hornbeam Dot Vulnerable, proposed Red Data Book.  2  - R
  4.047 53 Nepticulidae Stigmella splendidissimella Shining Bramble Dot Common  36  - R ( i )
When recording the mine, preferably as an aggregate, please include a series of quality images of the leaf, the mine and the frass.
  4.059 87 Nepticulidae Stigmella svenssoni Orange-headed Dot Local  24  - R
  4.060 84 Nepticulidae Stigmella ruficapitella Red-headed Dot Common  172  - R
  4.079 41 Nepticulidae Zimmermannia atrifrontella Oak-bark Dot   25  4 R ( i )
Mine not separated from that of E.longicaudella
  4.081 41a Nepticulidae Zimmermannia amani Elm-bark Dot   1  4 R 4 ( i )
New to the area
  15.003 281 Gracillariidae Caloptilia populetorum Black-dot Stilt Local  176  2 R
  15.008 286 Gracillariidae Caloptilia alchimiella Oak Stilt Common  320  4 R
  15.009 287 Gracillariidae Caloptilia robustella Shaded Oak Stilt Common  435  4 R
  15.012 290 Gracillariidae Caloptilia semifascia Maple Stilt Local  684  2 R
  15.018 292 Gracillariidae Povolnya leucapennella Scarce Oak Stilt Nationally Scarce B  1  2 R
  15.024 300 Gracillariidae Parornix loganella Northern Birch Parornix Nationally Scarce  6  4 R
  15.034 315 Gracillariidae Phyllonorycter harrisella White Oak Leaf-miner Common  635  1 R ( i )
Mine: Reared or puparium cremasters examined.
  15.036 317 Gracillariidae Phyllonorycter heegeriella Pale Oak Leaf-miner Common  145  1 R ( i )
Mine: Reared or puparium cremasters examined.
  15.038 319 Gracillariidae Phyllonorycter kuhlweiniella Scarce Oak Leaf-miner pRDB3  2  3 R
  15.039 320 Gracillariidae Phyllonorycter quercifoliella Common Oak Leaf-miner Common  526  2 R ( i )
Mine: Reared or puparium cremasters examined.
  15.045 325 Gracillariidae Phyllonorycter mespilella Service-tree Leaf-miner Nationally Scarce B  71  4 R
  15.046 326 Gracillariidae Phyllonorycter blancardella Brown Apple Leaf-miner Common  265  4 R ( i )
Mine: must be bred to rule out other Apple feeders inc P. Hostis
  15.047 327 Gracillariidae Phyllonorycter hostis Cryptic Apple Leaf-miner Local  49  4 R
  15.056 335 Gracillariidae Phyllonorycter salicicolella Grey Willow Leaf-miner Common  104  4 R
  15.057 336 Gracillariidae Phyllonorycter dubitella Goat Willow Leaf-miner Nationally Scarce B  46  4 R
  15.058 337 Gracillariidae Phyllonorycter hilarella Large Willow Leaf-miner Common  116  2 R
  15.060 339 Gracillariidae Phyllonorycter ulicicolella Gorse Leaf-miner Nationally Scarce B  13  4 R
  15.069 347 Gracillariidae Phyllonorycter anderidae Small Birch Leaf-miner Nationally Scarce B  15  3 R ( i )
Mine: Reared or puparium cremasters examined.
  15.090 367 Gracillariidae Phyllocnistis saligna Willow Maze-miner Local  260  4 R ( i )
Only females are seperable by dissection. Males are indistinguishable.
  38.040 624 Elachistidae Elachista trapeziella Scarce Wood-rush Miner   3  2 R
  49.228 1153 Tortricidae Epinotia sordidana Brown Alder Roller Nationally Scarce B  47  4 R
Total Species: 35
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