14.006 BF270 – Buckthorn Tuft – Bucculatrix frangutella – (Goeze, 1783)
Adult Micro: CAT 2 – Can be confused with other species – Leaf-miner: CAT L – The leaf or a Photo required – 
Larval Case: C1 – Distinctive Species –
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Larval Case: C1 – Distinctive Species – – click for General Verification Guidelines | – click for Specific Verification Guidelines 
– Uncertain/Unknown – Insufficient Data 
– Leaf-miner
– care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required. Confusion Species: Bucculatrix albedinella
ID pointers: No information at this time
Distribution: (Last record: 26 February 2025 at Cressbrook Dale ) – Only one record from Cressbrook Dale 28th June 1986
General Comment: None Mine Period Additional: Very distinctive purplish or violet spiral mines in the leaves of the foodplants. After the initial mining of the leaf, the larvae then feed externally on the underside of the leaves.
Mine ID Difficulty:
– Mine cannot be identified without breeding through and then adult may need to be examined by Gen Det Prep. Mine Type/s: Not Recorded
Mine Feeding Method/s: Not Recorded
Mine Comment: None.
*** Last updated on 18 March 2026 by RP ***
Last Recorded Year: 1986
Last Recorded By – Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area – Cressbrook Dale
Selected Images:
Rose End Meadows (2009) – Steve Orridge©
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Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 1986 - 2006) | Immatures: (between 2009 - 2009)
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This chart summarises all available historical occurrence records collated by ISO week of the year. It reflects recorder effort and sampling distribution as well as true biological activity, and should be interpreted as an indicative pattern of seasonal occurrence rather than a statistically controlled abundance or phenology model.
Distribution Map for Bucculatrix frangutella
Found 8 records
↳ from 2026+
↳ from 2020 - 2025
↳ 8 from Before 2020
↳ from 2026+
↳ from 2020 - 2025
↳ 8 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.
NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Bucculatrix frangutella
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the map does give a general indication of the moth's distribution across the UK.
Monthly Records By Year:
Bucculatrix frangutella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year:
Bucculatrix frangutella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Bucculatrix frangutella
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Bucculatrix frangutella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Bucculatrix frangutella
AGR: -41.52% | Total % Change: -80%
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Bucculatrix frangutella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Bucculatrix frangutella
Bucculatrix frangutella
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 frangutella
Bucculatrix frangutella
( 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 frangutella – 8 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Recorder | Source | RecordKey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopton Wood NR, Cromford | SK25T | 16/10/2009 | 1 | Larval Mine | Dave Budworth;S.A. Orridge;S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COT0N |
| Cromford, Matlock DE, UK | SK25Y | 16/10/2009 | 1 | Larva | Orridge, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC40307052 |
| Rose End Meadow | SK25Y | 16/10/2009 | 1 | mine | Orridge, Steve; Hind, Steve, Budworth, Dave | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC40312702 |
| Coombs Dale,Stoney Middleton | SK27H | 12/10/2009 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP53M |
| Via Gellia,Cromford | SK25T | 07/06/2006 | 5 | Adult | B.L. Statham | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP2XH |
| Cressbrook Dale, Little Longstone | SK17R | 20/07/1996 | 1 | Adult | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP1AL |
| Cressbrook Dale, Tideswell | SK17R | 20/07/1996 | 20 | Adult | VC57 Derbyshire Recorder | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP1AT |
| Cressbrook Dale (Botanical Acre), Little Longstone | SK17R | 28/06/1986 | 1 | Adult | VC57 Derbyshire Recorder | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COQNM |