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European Oak Leafminer

Phyllonorycter messaniella

550Records since 2000
OctoberPeak month
46Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan2
Feb4
Mar11
Apr17
May10
Jun9
Jul31
Aug41
Sep65
Oct164
Nov93
Dec30

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Worcestershire England65
2Sefton England51
3West Berkshire England25
4Cambridgeshire England20
5Oxfordshire England18
6Norfolk England17
7Kent England15
8Suffolk England12
9Rutland England10
10Somerset England7
11Halton England7
12Surrey England6
13Gloucestershire England6
14Argyll and Bute Scotland5
15Cheshire East England5
485 England10 Scotland7 Wales12 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 46 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
550
Peak month
October
Counties with records
46
Scientific name
Phyllonorycter messaniella
Group
Butterflies and moths
NBN Atlas records since 2000
389
Most recorded in
Worcestershire, Sefton
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Gracillariidae
Genus
Phyllonorycter
Name with authority
Phyllonorycter messaniella (Zeller, 1846)
Described
1846
Contributing datasets
18

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q7189142 · GBIF 1750131