14.002 BF266  –  Bucculatricidae – Bucculatrix nigricomella – Daisy Tuft – (Zeller, 1839) Adult Micro:  CAT 2 – Confusion Species –       Leaf-miner:  CAT L – The leaf or a Photo required – reared and possibly dissected       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Green –  Rare / Uncommon / Scarce        purple – Leaf Miner
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Bucculatricidae
Other Name/s: Daisy Bent-wing
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
ID pointers: A Leaf-miner – A tiny moth with a general dark greyish-brown colouration with off-white markings and noticeable white eye-caps. MINE – The mine is a long meandering narrow gallery and filled with black frass. Found on Ox-eye Daisy Mining the leaves first then creating small feeding windows.
Distribution:  (Last record: 13 May 2025 at Belper )  –  Probably local and uncommon moth, wherever there are Ox-eye Daisy.
Flight Period: May /  July /  August /  November /  –  On the wing during the day in April-May – July – August. Mine Period: January /  February /  March /  April /  July /   – The mine is a long meandering narrow gallery and filled with black frass. Found on Ox-eye Daisy Mining the leaves first then creating small feeding windows. Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Will Soar, Christian Heintzen; Dave Evans  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 29 May 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 7-8mm
Food Plant: Oxeye Daisy
Last Recorded Year: 2025
Last Recorded By – Dave Evans
Last Recorded General Area – Belper

IMAGES BELOW:  Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Will Soar © / Leaf Mine by Christian Heintzen© / Belper May 2025 – Dave Evans©

 
 

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Distribution Map for Bucculatrix nigricomella

Found 16 records
    ↳ 2 from After 2025
    ↳ 8 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 6 from Before 2020

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Bedrock Geology ** indirectly affects moth distribution by influencing the type of habitat and food plants available in an area. In turn, this may affect the types of moths that can thrive, or where they can most likely be found.

Land-cover * shows the variety of land-cover within the VC57 area, based on the CORINE (Coordination of Information on the Environment) forty-four thematic classes of land-cover. This will show, to a greater or lesser degree, the number and variety of moths found in different land-cover types. The UK continues to operate within the Copernicus programme, with the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) providing Corine Land Cover (CLC) datasets for the UK and its territories.


NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Bucculatrix nigricomella

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Note – the NBN Atlas datasets are listed in the map below and vary in their currency (uptodateness) – however, the map does give a general indication of the moth's distribution across the UK.

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Monthly Records By Year: Bucculatrix nigricomella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Monthly Counts By Year: Bucculatrix nigricomella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


First/Last Recorded Dates: Bucculatrix nigricomella
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]

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Recordings By Year: Bucculatrix nigricomella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Bucculatrix nigricomella
AGR: 2.57%   |   Total % Change: 50%


CUSUM Analysis: Bucculatrix nigricomella
About this chart: CUSUM (Cumulative Sum) charts track long-term trends in moth populations [ filtered by 'Adult' and 'Mine' life stages ] by showing whether each year’s counts are above or below the historical average. Even small shifts build up over time, making trends of growth, stability, or decline easier to see. CUSUM highlights trend-consistency — asking: “Across the years, have moth counts mostly stayed above or below average?”
The data sample has 16 gap year/s here (zero records) between 2000 and 2025. The moth may have been present in those gap years, but no data was available. Too many year-gaps may exaggerate or skew the chart.

Counts for the current year (2025) are pro-rated based on data available up to month 7 (July) to provide a full-year equivalent.

Purple line rises = years better than average; falls = years worse than average.
Peak (best year) Trough (worst year) Growth periods Decline periods
Population peaked around 2010, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2022, showing a significant decline.

What the Y-axis "Cumulative Deviation" means: Cumulative Deviation shows the running total of how each year’s moth population count differs from the long-term average. i

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Bucculatrix nigricomella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Bucculatrix nigricomella
( data includes Adult Stage only )

Flight Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's flight periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen in flight, from site observation records received between 2020-2025.

Mine Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Bucculatrix nigricomella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Mine Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's mine periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen mining, from site observation records received between 2020-2025.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Bucculatrix nigricomella – 16 records available

Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Bucculatrix nigricomellaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202513/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Bucculatrix nigricomellaGlossop, Hague Street, Hay MeadowSK09G202505/03/20252Leaf-minevc57_irecords_extract
Bucculatrix nigricomellaKing's NewtonSK32Y202412/05/20243adultvc57_irecords_extract
Bucculatrix nigricomellaBelperSK34N202413/05/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Bucculatrix nigricomellaBirch ValeSK08I202223/08/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Bucculatrix nigricomellaWoodland AveSK43R202120/07/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Bucculatrix nigricomellaMidway, Derbys.SK32A202104/06/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Bucculatrix nigricomellaMidway, Derbys.SK32A202110/06/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Bucculatrix nigricomellaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y202007/08/20201Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Bucculatrix nigricomellaMidway, Derbys.SK32A202030/07/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Bucculatrix nigricomellaBelperSK34U201623/07/20161adultvc57_irecords_extract
Bucculatrix nigricomellaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y201319/08/20131Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Bucculatrix nigricomellaBackgarden MarehaySK34Z201101/08/20111adultvc57_irecords_extract
Bucculatrix nigricomellaBackgarden MarehaySK34Z201106/05/20111adultvc57_irecords_extract
Bucculatrix nigricomellaMidway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A201023/05/20102Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Bucculatrix nigricomellaLinacreSK37L200913/10/20091Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data

 
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