14.002 BF266 – Daisy Tuft – Bucculatrix nigricomella – (Zeller, 1839)
Adult Micro: CAT 2 – Can be confused with other species – Leaf-miner: CAT L – The leaf or a Photo required – 
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– Rare / Uncommon / Scarce 
– Leaf-miner
– 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.
General Comment: None Mine Period Additional: 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.
Mine ID Difficulty: Not Recorded
Mine Type/s: Not Recorded
Mine Feeding Method/s: Not Recorded
Mine Comment: None.
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Last Recorded Year: 2025
Last Recorded By – Dave Evans
Last Recorded General Area – Belper
Selected Images: Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Will Soar © / Leaf Mine by Christian Heintzen© / Belper May 2025 – Dave Evans©
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Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 2010 - 2025) | Immatures: (between 2009 - 2025)
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Distribution Map for Bucculatrix nigricomella
Found 17 records
↳ from 2026+
↳ 11 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 6 from Before 2020
↳ from 2026+
↳ 11 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 6 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Bucculatrix nigricomella
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the map does give a general indication of the moth's distribution across the UK.
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: 1.81% | Total % Change: 33.3%
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Bucculatrix nigricomella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Bucculatrix nigricomella
Bucculatrix nigricomella
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 2020-2026.
Mine Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Bucculatrix nigricomella
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 2020-2026.
Records Behind the Map and Charts - Bucculatrix nigricomella – 17 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Recorder | Source | RecordKey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| upper cromford garden | SK25Y | 13/08/2025 | 1 | adult | Ashton, Clive | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44517588 |
| Midway, Derbys. | SK32A | 13/07/2025 | 1 | adult | Williams, Michael | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC45151796 |
| Glossop, Hague Street, Hay Meadow | SK09G | 05/03/2025 | 2 | Leaf-mine | Heintzen, Christian | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC40353103 |
| Belper | SK34N | 13/05/2024 | 1 | adult | Evans, Dave | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC41569296 |
| King's Newton | SK32Y | 12/05/2024 | 3 | adult | Soar, Will | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC40386391 |
| Birch Vale | SK08I | 23/08/2022 | 1 | adult | Hewitt, Jane | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC34092033 |
| Woodland Ave | SK43R | 20/07/2021 | 1 | adult | Thorpe, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC33498921 |
| Midway, Derbys. | SK32A | 10/06/2021 | 1 | adult | Williams, Michael | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC38494181 |
| Midway, Derbys. | SK32A | 04/06/2021 | 1 | adult | Williams, Michael | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC38494142 |
| Main Street, Kings Newton | SK32Y | 07/08/2020 | 1 | Adult | Soar, Will | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC34059803 |
| Midway, Derbys. | SK32A | 30/07/2020 | 1 | adult | Rose Williams | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC38448600 |
| Belper | SK34U | 23/07/2016 | 1 | adult | Evans, Dave | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC38609745 |
| Main Street, Kings Newton | SK32Y | 19/08/2013 | 1 | Adult | Soar, Will | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC34676617 |
| Backgarden Marehay | SK34Z | 01/08/2011 | 1 | adult | Thorpe, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC33513726 |
| Backgarden Marehay | SK34Z | 06/05/2011 | 1 | adult | Thorpe, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC33512247 |
| Midway Rd,Midway,Swadlincote | SK32A | 23/05/2010 | 2 | Adult | M.J. Williams | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP06Q |
| Linacre | SK37L | 13/10/2009 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP54Q |