Larval Case: C1 – Distinctive Species – 
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– Uncertain/Unknown – Insufficient Data 
– Leaf-miner
– difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.Confusion Species: Caryocolum blandulella (Southern Barred Groundling)
Mine Period Additional: None.
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: Gallery
Mine Feeding Method/s: Not Recorded
Mine Comment:
Only a leaf mine in its early phase when the young larva creates a long slender gallery mine in a leaf of Greater Stitchwort. The mine often follows the midrib of the leaf. After initial mining phase, the larva moves out to feed within spun shoots or flower buds, which it may wrinkle and whiten.
Image Gallery
No gallery images found for this moth.
Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 2010 - 2010)
Distribution Map for Caryocolum blandella
↳ from 2026+
↳ from 2020 - 2025
↳ 2 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 – Caryocolum blandella
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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.
Monthly Records By Year:
Caryocolum blandella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year:
Caryocolum blandella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Caryocolum blandella
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Caryocolum blandella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Caryocolum blandella
AGR: 0% | Total % Change: 0%
Caryocolum blandella
Insufficient records/data for an AGR analysis
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Caryocolum blandella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Caryocolum blandella
Caryocolum blandella
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
Caryocolum blandella
Caryocolum blandella
( 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 - Caryocolum blandella – 2 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Recorder | Source | RecordKey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midway Rd,Midway,Swadlincote | SK32A | 18/07/2010 | 1 | Adult | M.J. Williams | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COX8N |
| Midway Rd,Midway,Swadlincote | SK32A | 09/07/2010 | 1 | Adult | M.J. Williams | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP5UM |