Only discovered new to the UK In July 2025
(Langdon, W.) and within days, records of this predominantly stem
and leaf petiole miner, were soon coming from other Vice Counties.
Pretty much within a week of being alerted to the discovery, and after
it was found in South Lincolnshire (Lamin, J.),
Nick and Samantha Brownley found Nottinghamshire's first record at
Rainworth on Populus balsamifera, growing at the former Rufford
Colliery site on August 8th 2025 and then it was also found at Thorney
(Gray, M.).
Currently, mines have only
been found at very low density and are found on young, suckering
Poplars, or fresh, vigourous regrowth. This includes both Lombardy and
Black Poplar. It doesn't seem to occur on Grey or White Poplar. |
