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  July 2026
  update
  June 2026
  New species described: P.pratensis
  March 2026
  New species described: P.atripalpella
  update
  February 2026
  New species described: C.prunifoliae
  January 2026
  New species described: O alliariae
  December 2025
  New species described: M.ochraceella
  October 2025
  New species described: S.spinosissimae
  update
  September 2025
  newsletter
  February 2025
  New species described: C.niveicostella, E.subnigrella
  update
  December 2024
  New species described: A.viciae, M.angeliciphaga, C.nemorana
  update
  September 2024
  New species described: H.testudinea
  update
  August 2024
  newsletter update
  New species described: S.freyii
  July 2024
  New species described: M.campestris
  New plant described: Crithmum
  April 2024
  mine keys updated
  New species described: E.apicipunctella, E.triatomea, E.luticomella, E.collitella, E.subocellea, E.dispunctella, E.luteiventris, E.littoricola, E.cingillella, E.unifasciella, E.germinatella, E.biatomella, E.atricomella,
  February 2024
  New species described: E.trapeziella, C.adjectella
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  January 2024
  New species described: E.bedellella, E.bisulcella
  update, update
  December 2023
  New species described: E.gleichenella, A.glabratella, A.beatricella, A.francillana, M.palustrellus, A.deaurana
  update
  November 2023
  New species described: P.asiatica, P.aurana
  newsletter
  update
  September 2023
  update
  August 2023
  New species described: C.jacobaeae, A.marcidella, P.rostrata
  July 2023
  New species described: R.stagnana, M.niphognatha, R.perpendicularis, P.varipes, T.neesii
  update
  April 2023
  New species described: O.nubilalis, L.capitella
  March 2023
  update
  New species described: F.monilicornis, G.alismana, C.incisa, C.lateralis
  February 2023
  New plant described: Luma
  New species described: S.dicommatias, S.gemmella, C.dentalis
  update, update
  January 2023
  newsletter
  New species described: M.aenea
  November 2022
  update
  New species described: E.rufocinerea, A.globulariae
  October 2022
  New species described: C.silvatica
  September 2022
  New species described: S.marginata, U cardui, L.lucens, L.lutea, E.scirpi, E.serricornis, E.cinereopunctella
  update
  update
  August 2022
  update, update
  New species described: A.microdactyla, M.Sturnipennella, C.glaucicolella, M.suffusella, M arundinetella
  July 2022
  New species described: B.seneciella
  May 2022
  New species described: C.linosyridella, B.robustana, D.testacea, C.serpylletorum
  update
  April 2022
  New species described: S.ocellatella
  March 2022
  New species described: H.albifrons, O.sparganella
  January 2022
  update
  November 2021
  New species described: P.loganella, O.pulicaria, C.gaunacella, M.robiniella, M.oligophaga
  update
  October 2021
  update, update
  New species described: M.moyses, C.ramosella,
  September 2021
  H.livens, O senecionina
  August 2021
  update
  July 2021
  New species described: B.villosus, B.alismatis
  June 2021
  update
  New species described: E.alpinella, E.utonella
  April 2021
  New plant described: Adoxa
  March 2021
  New species described: A.trifasciata, N.spinipes
  New plant described: Hyacinthoides
  February 2021
  New species described: P.jucunda, L.intonsa, P.heterophylli, C.honoratella, H.cecidogena
  New website: Agromyzidae of Great Britain & Ireland
  January 2021
  newsletter
  New species described: C.gaultheriella
  December 2020
  update
  New species described: I.variegatum, C.pallidactylus
  November 2020
  New species described: G.violiphaga, O aquilegiana, M aeneoventris
  New plant described: Salpiglossis, Santolina, Satureja, Saussurea, Scaevola, Schoenoplectus, Scolymus, Scopolia, Scorzonera, Scutellaria, Securinega, Selinum, Senecioides, Seseli, Sherardia, Sibbaldia, Silybum, Smallanthus,Solidaster, Sorghum, Spilanthes, Spiraea, Symphyandra, Synedrella, Tagetes, Telekia, Tetragonia, Thermopsis, Thlaspi, Thunbergia, Tithonia,Tolpis,Tordylium, Torenia, Trachelium, Tribulus, Trichodesma, Tridax, Trigonotis, Valerianella, Verbesina, Vernonia, Vigna, Wedelia, Wisteria, Xanthium, Xeranthemum Zinnia Zilla
  October 2020
  New plant described: Phacelia, Crytomium, Pholiurus, Phyllanthus, Physalis, Piper, Piriqueta, Podonosma, Poinsettia, Poisonnia, Polemonium, Polypogon, Prenanthes, Proboscidea, Pterocaulon, Pupalia, Pyrethrum, Rajania, Reichardia, Rhodiola, Rhus, Rhyncosia, Ricinus, Roegneria, Rorippa, Rubia, Ruspolia
  New species described: P.nebulella, C.deviella, P.populifoliella, P.connexella, L.taurica, C.vinokurovi
  update
  September 2020
  New species described: S.nivenburgensis, P.solidaginis
  update
  August 2020
  New plant described: Peltaria, Peperomia, Perezia, Peristrophe, Petteria, Petunia,
  New species described: A.fulvicornis, M.divisella
  July 2020
  update
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  June 2020
  New species described: S.graminum, E.adscitella, P.cunicularia
  update
  New plant described: Onosma, Sesleria, Orlaya, Ornithopus, Orobanche, Othonna, Palava, Pallenis, Parthenium, Passiflora, Pelargonium,
  May 2020
  update; newsletter
  New species described:P.valentinensis, C.sylvaticella, L.lustratella, T.scobiculatus, C.coronillae, C.calycotomella, C.nigra
  April 2020
  newsletter
  New species described: A.anthyllidella, P.nigrifrons
  New plant described: Dorycnium Oxytropis Melittis Melothria Mentzelia Mercurialis Mikania Mimulus Molucella Mormordica Moricandia Moringa Myagrum Myosurus Myrrhis Nardus Nemesia Nicandra Nonea Oenothera Omphalodes
  March 2020
  newsletter
  New plant described: Chaetopogon Chamaemelum Chamaecytisus Chamaespartium Chelone Chondrilla Chromolaena Cicer Cineraria Cinna Cissampelopsis Citrullus Cnicus Coincya Coleopstephus Collinsia Comarum Conioselinum Conoclinium Consolida Conyza Cordia Coriandrum Coronilla Coronopus Cosmos Cotula Cotyledon Crambe Crassocephalum Crotalaria Cruciata Cynosurus Datura Daveaua Delilia Descurainia Desmodium Desmazuria Diactamus Diascia Dicrocephala Digitaria , Diptychocarpus Dittrichia Doronicum Duchesnea Ecballium Echinaria Echinochloa Eclipta Eleusine Emilia Epaltes Erechtites Erodium Eustoma Evax Exacum Fargesia Fedia Felicia Ficaria Filago Flaveria Galinsoga Gaudinia Gladiolus Glaucium Glycine Glycyrrhiza Gossypium Guizotia Gynandropsis Gynura Haplopappus Helenium Helichrysum Heliophila Heliotropium Helipterum Helminthia Helminthotheca Hibiscus Hirschfeldia Holmskioldia Holosteum Hymenocarpos Hymenopappus Hyoscyamus Hyptis Hysterionica Indigofera Isatis Jurinea Kallstroemia Kennedia Kitaibela Kleinia Lagenaria Lagurus Lallemantia Lamarkia Lannea Lantana Laportea Lappula Laser Laserpitium Launaea Lavandula Legousia Lens Leontopodium Leonurus Lepturus Leymus Lipochaeta Lisianthus Loasa Lobelia Luffa Lycium Lycopsis Macrorhyncus Madia Malachium Maurandia Melanthera Melica Melicoccus
  New species described: C.saturatella, C.paraciliata
  February 2020
  New species described: P.gymnostoma
  New plant described: Actaea, Adenophora, Adenostyles, Aegilops, Aethiopappus, Ageratina, Aira, Albizia, Alcea, Alstromeria, Ambrosia, Anarrhinum, Andryala, Anethum, Anoda, Apera, Aposeris, Arabidopsis, Arabis, Arachis, Arctotis, Aremonia, Aruncus, Arundo, Asclepias, Asparagus, Asperugo, Asteriscus, Asyneuma, Aurinia, Avenula, Baccharis, Bacopa, Basella, Bauhinia, Beckmannia, Belamcanda, Bellium, Berteroa, Betonica, Bifora, Bilderdykia, Biota, Biscutella, Brachyscome, Brassicella, Brugmansia, Brunnera, Bunias, Buphthalmum, Bupleurum, Butomus, Bystropogon, Caiophora, Cajanus, Calammophila, Calepina, Callistephus, Calonyction, Canarina, Canavalia, Capparis, Capraria, Capsicum, Caragana, Cardamine, Cardiospermum, Carum, Cassia, Catabrosa, Catapodium, Caucalis, Cedronella, Celosia, Centrosema, Cephalaria, Ceratosanthes, Cerinthe, Cestrum, Chaenorhinum
  January 2020
  New species described: M.moatesi, C.zuskai, C.pygmella
  November 2019
  New species described: O.heringi, H.fiora (formerly H.aceris)
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  October 2019
  New species described: S.obsoletella, C.flavipennis, C.squamosella, P.betae
  September 2019
  New species described: G.oppressana, S.obsoletella
  August 2019
  New species described: E.canapennella
  update
  July 2019
  New species described: L.valerianae, C.hammi
  June 2019
  New species described: C.asteris, Y.malinellus, Y.cagnagella,
  New plant described: Euonymus
  May 2019
  New species described: E.decentella
  April 2019
  New species described: M.lappae, M.galegae (sp.n), O.melandryi, M.tripolii, P.nigritula, M.dettmeri, P.krygeri, P.flavicornis, P.krygeri, C.ochrea, M.eupatorii
  update
  March 2019
  New species described: L.latigenis, L.obliqua, L.yasumatsui, A.abdita, (all new to Britain), C.asteris, O.melandricaulis
  update
  February 2019
  New species described: C. tricolorella
  January 2019
  New species described: T.diffinis
  November 2018
  New plant described: Acaena, Acanthospermum
  update
  September 2018
  New species described: P.phillyreae, C.suturalis, C.palustris
  August 2018
  New plant described: Cleome
  update
  July 2018
  New species described: P.pullula
  New plant described: Amsinckia
  update
  May 2018
  New species described: C.arctostaphyli, C.currucipennella
  March 2018
  newsletter
  New species described: P.scotina, M.nigrohumeralis (both new to the UK)
  February 2018
  New species described: O.insignis
  January 2018
    A.petryi (A.treitschkiella had been incorrectly synonomised with this in the past)
  November 2017
  New species described: P.pedicularifolii, C.luctuosa
  update
  October 2017
  New species described: P.distentella, P.autumnalis
  September 2017
  New species described: P.marginella, O.cunctata, A.ferruginosa, L.pisivora
  newsletter; update
  August 2017
  New species described: P.spinaciae, P.eupatorii
  July 2017
  New species described: L.puella, C.asseclana
  update
  May 2017
  New species described: P.pimpinellae, P.pastinacae
  Revised/updated: Lonicera
  February 2017
  newsletter
  New species described: L.cannabis
  Revised/updated: Cannabis
  December 2016
  newsletter
  New species described: P.peregrina, P.tanaceti, A.albitarsis, A.myosotidis, E.subalbidella
  update
  New plant species: Ruta
  November 2016
  update
  newsletter,
  Revised/updated: Mespilus, Prunus
  September 2016
  New species described: C.phragmitidis
  August 2016
  New plant species: Phlomis
  New species described: C.otidipennella
  Revised/updated: Cynara
  July 2016
  Leaf-miner Moths Recording Scheme: Maps updated 29.vii.2016
  Revised/updated: Castanea
  New species described: P.leucapennella
  May 2016
  update
  New species described: A.statices
  May 2016
  New species described: R.ustomaculana, T.subglaber
  Revised/updated: Digitalis, Succisa
  March 2016
  New species described: C.tricolor
  February 2016
  New species described: K.fasciapennella
  Leaf-miner Moths Recording Scheme: Maps updated 05.ii.2016
  January 2016
  New plant species: Parietaria
  December 2015
  update
  Revised/updated: Alnus
  September 2015
  Revised/updated: Rubus, Cotoneaster, Prunus, Thalictrum
  New species described: S.crataegella
  August 2015
 

Revised/updated: Crataegus, Prunus, Mespilus, Sonchus, Cynoglossum, Iris

  New species described: N.pauxillus, C.amethystinella, C sonchi,
  P.salictella -> P.viminella
  update; update
  New to Britain: C.unisetiorbita
  New plant species: Phyllostachys
  Leaf-miner Moths Recording Scheme: Maps updated 25.viii.2015
  July 2015
  Revised/updated: Fallopia, Rumex, Polygonum
  New species described: P.bicolor
  June 2015
  New species described: L.cicerina, P.aconiti, P.plantaginis
  May 2015
  update;
  New species described: C.conspicuella
  April 2015
  New species described: S.cornuta, P.muelleriella
  update;
  March 2015
  New species described: C.tanaceti E, A.fundella E, M.conspersella
  newsletter
  update; update; update
  Revised/updated: Salix, Populus
  February 2015
  Revised/updated: Lemna, Salix, Leycesteria
  Sallows and Willows key updated
  New to Britain: P.pastorella
  New species described: P.tetrasticha, P.steini
  January 2015
  Leafmine scheme maps updated - 20.i.2015
  November 2014
  New species described: S.vinella, C.heinemanni
  newsletter
  update
  October 2014
  update
  September 2014
  New species described: O.betuleti, T.minutus
  September 2014
  update
 

New species described: S.brunnichella

  Leafmine scheme maps updated - 21,ix,2014
  July 2014
  Revised/updated: Malus
  June 2014
  New species described: P.posticana, F.glaucopis, D.echinata
  Revised/updated: Chaenomeles
  May 2014
  New plant described: Sempervivum
  April 2014
  New species described: C.trochilella
  Started site update to include the new Lepidoptera numbering scheme and inxorporating the National status of the microlepidoptera
  Revised/updated: Crataegus, Acer, Populus, Helleborus, Ostrya,
  Leafmine scheme maps updated - 25.iv.2014
  February 2014
  Leafmine scheme maps updated - 12.ii.2014
  January 2014
  New site sponsorship: Colin Plant Associates (UK) LLP/ Consultant Entomologists
  December 2013
  New species described: E.tedella
  Leafmine scheme maps updated - 29.xii.2013
  November 2013
  New species described: E.eleochariella
  October 2013
  New species described: C.angulata, A.badiana
  Update
  September 2013
  New species described: C.silenella, T.immaculata, S.rubidum, S.testaceum, S.carpinella, M.conspersella, B.cinereopunctella, E.albidella, P.kuhlweiniella
  Revised/updated: Centaurea, Cirsium, Serratula, Carduus, Onopordum, Carthamus, Arctium, Cynara, Corylus, Solanum, Chaenomeles, Lysimachia, Eleocharis, Allium, Quercus
  Leafmine scheme maps updated -06,08.ix.2013
  New plant described: Trichophorum
  August 2013
  New species described: P.alpicola, P.staintoniella, A.cupressella, L.taraxaci, P.heringiana, S.rubidum
  Revised/updated: Chamaecyparis
  July 2013
  Revised/updated: Quercus, Pisum
  New species described: A.similis, B.chrysanthemella, H.cuneifrons, A.frontella
  New plant described: Eruca
  June 2013
  New species described: A.plantaris, S.caesiella
  Revised/updated: Betula
  April 2013
  Revised/updated: Trifolium, Carpinus
  February 2013
  Leafmine scheme maps updated - 28.ii.2013
  January 2013
  Leafmine scheme maps updated - 02,12,24.i.2013,
  December 2012
  Leafmine scheme maps updated - 19.xii.2012
  November 2012
  New plant described: Ostrya, Kickxia, Oenanthe
  Revised/updated: Sorbus, Castanea
  October 2012
  New species described: P.scabiosella
  Leafmine scheme maps updated - 5.x.2012
  September 2012
  New species described: P.ononidis
  July 2012
  New species described: P.stolonigena, P.enslini
  April 2012
  New species described: C.lixella, Y.padella, E.poae, E.humilis, S.tussilaginis
  Leafmine scheme maps updated - 25.iv.2012
  January 2012
  New species described: S.auromarginella, S.murinella
  December 2011
  Leafmine scheme maps updated - 05.xii.2011
  November 2011
  Leafmine scheme maps updated - 16.xi.2011
  September 2011
  Leafmine scheme maps updated - 13.ix.2011
  New species described: S.suecicella
  August 2011
  New species described: A.dipsaci
  Revised/updated: Lotus, Plantago, Sorbus
  July 2011
  New species described: A.pseudoreptans
  June 2011
  Leafmine scheme maps updated - 15.vii.2011
  New species described: P.laticornis
  May 2011
  Leafmine scheme maps updated - 03.v.2011
  February 2011
  Leafmine scheme maps updated - 19,21.ii.2011
  New species described: C.luzulae
  Update
  C.hauderi is the spring generation of C.semifascia, in the UK
  January 2011
  New plant described: Listera
  New species described: C.orbitella, H.cocleariae, P.origani, P.vittatum
  Leafmine scheme maps updated -17, 19. i.2011
  December 2010
  Mine keys updated - Oak
  Leafmine scheme maps updated - 08, 16, 21.xii.2010
  New species described: L.sativae, L.trifolii, C.obscenella
  Update
  November 2010
  Newsletter
   Update
  Leafmine scheme maps updated - 16.xi.2010
  New species described: C.hydrolapathella, P.fallaciosa
  October 2010
  Leafmine scheme maps updated - 01, 27.x.2010
  New species described: T.ocnerostomella, T.balteolella, T.beirnei, T.eurema, T.headleyella, T.squamatella, T.subnitidella, S.svenssoni, S.costella
  September 2010
  Leafmine scheme maps updated - 05, 09, 13, 23.ix.2010
  New species described: C.ramosa, L.bryoniae, T.immundella, L.huidobrensis, S.desperatella, S.dryadella, S.zelleriella, S.torminalis, P.quinqueguttella, S.mespilicola, P.mespilella
  August 2010
  New plant described: Astragalus
  New species described: P.variegata, P.ranunculivora
  July 2010
  New species described: Mantura sp.
  June 2010
  Revised/updated: Rumex
   May 2010
  Name change: P.cydoniella -> P.hostis
  April 2010
  New species described: M.aureatella, M.aruncella, M.mansuetella, M.calthella, M.tunbergella
  March 2010
  Leafmine scheme maps updated - 14.iii.2010
  New species described: P.astrantiae, C.ahenella, C.pennella
  Update
  February 2010
  Leafmine scheme maps updated - 22.ii.2010
  December 2009
  New species described: P.crassiseta, E.aequidentellus
  Update
  Leafmine scheme maps updated - 01, 21.xii.2009
  November 2009
  Revised/updated: Fragaria
  New species described: C.vitisella, C.idaeella, C.fuscocuprella, P.fraxinella, P.scoticella
  Newsletter 
   Leafmine scheme maps updated - 10,15,17xi.2009
  October 2009
  Update
  Revised/updated: Humulus, Pyracantha, Ulmus
  September 2009
  New species described: P.calthophila, E.spinosella, S.minusculella, Y.sedella, S.promissa, C.scribaiella
  Revised/updated: Sedum, Alnus, Populus, Salix
  Newsletter
  August 2009
  Revised/updated: Aesculus
  July 2009
  Newsletter
  Update
  New plant described: Ribes
  New species described: P.heracleana, P.cirsii, P.hyoscyami
  June 2009
  Update
  New species described: A.lithospermi, D.pulicariae, C.inulae, C.anatipennella, P.paridis
  May 2009
  Update
  Name change: E. megerlella becomes E.obliquella
  Revised/updated: Brachypodium, Bromus, Grasses,
  New species described: P.anemones, P.hendeli
  Newsletter
  April 2009
  Olea, Alyssum, Aubretia added to plant list
  New species described: P.oleae, S.lhommei , C.caespititiella, C.contractus, C.erysimi, H.litura, C.coffeella, O.setiger, C.betulicola, C.cuclipennella, C.hauderi, C.hemidactylella, C.leucapennella, C.populetorum, D.scalariella, C.consortella, C.freyerella, C.stabilella, C.lienigiella, C.orichalcea,
  Description revised: C.aprilina, P.apicalis
  Update
  Revised/updated: Tilia, Capsella, Cirsium, Salix, Echium, Poa, Dactylis, Holcus, Agrostis, Festuca, Deschampsia, Brachypodium, Phragmites, Anthoxanthum, Festuca, Milium, Hierochloe
  March 2009
  All lepidoptera maps updated using data from the National Leafmining Lepidoptera scheme
  All lepidoptera species relinked to the new BSBI Plant atlases
  Sawfly nomenclature aligned with European nomenaclature. Heterarthrus healyi becomes H.wuestneii and Kaliofenusa pusilla is an unplaced species. Fenusa ulmi is one of the sawfly species feeding on Ulmus.
 

New species described: B.humiliella

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