Stenolechia gemmella - 9th August 2025 - Belper - Dave Evans
35.16 BF755  – Black V Bud Moth  – Stenolechia gemmella  – (Linnaeus, 1758)
Adult Micro:  CAT 2 – Can be confused with other species –       Leaf-miner:  CAT A – Recorded accepted without the leaf or a photo –       Larval Case:  C1 – Distinctive Species –      
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Brown –  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant    
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Gelechiidae  >> Gelechiinae
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Other Name/s: Black-dotted Groundling
ID Difficulty:  Red – difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
Distribution:  (First record: 1916 at Repton )  –  (Last record: 22 August 2025 at Glossop )  –  Significant record – Harrison & Sterling lists 1916 & 1950-53; Swadlincote 5/9/2014 (DaNES) one recorded 1/09/2020 Norton Lees / one recorded Belper 9/8/2025 / one record Belper 20/8/2025 / one Glossop 22/8/2025
General Comment: None
Flight Period: July /  August /  September –  Has a habit of resting in crevices on bark Moth Activity: Cathemeral   – sometimes seen during the day Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Dave Evans, Christian Heintzen  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 14 March 2026 by TD ***
Wingspan: 10-11mm
Food Plant: Oak
Last Recorded Year: 2025
First Recorded Year: 1916
Last Recorded By – Christian Heintzen
Last Recorded General Area – Glossop

Selected Images:  

Norton Lees 1/9/2020 – Pete Mella / Belper 9/8/2025 – Dave Evans© / Glossop (August 2025) Christian Heintzen©/ Belper (2025) Dave Newcombe©



Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 2014 - 2025)
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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 Stenolechia gemmella

Found 7 records
    ↳ from 2026+
    ↳ 6 from 2020 - 2025
    ↳ 1 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Stenolechia gemmella

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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: Stenolechia gemmella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Monthly Counts By Year: Stenolechia gemmella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )

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

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Recordings By Year: Stenolechia gemmella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Stenolechia gemmella
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Stenolechia gemmella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Stenolechia gemmella

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.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Stenolechia gemmella – 7 records available

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

Site Name Tetrad Date Count Stage Recorder Source RecordKey
Glossop, Gnat Hole Rough Fields SK09L 22/08/2025 1 adult Heintzen, Christian vc57_irecords_extract iBRC48744684
Belper, Derbyshire SK34N 22/08/2025 1 adult Newcombe, Dave vc57_irecords_extract iBRC50608324
Belper SK34N 20/08/2025 1 adult Evans, Dave vc57_irecords_extract iBRC44652395
Belper SK34U 09/08/2025 1 adult Evans, Dave vc57_irecords_extract iBRC44320740
Norton Lees SK38L 09/09/2020 1 adult Mella, Pete vc57_irecords_extract iBRC50546718
Norton Lees, Sheffield SK38L 01/09/2020 1 adult Mella, Pete vc57_irecords_extract iBRC44680317
Wood Lane,Newhall,Swadlincote SK22V 05/09/2014 1 Adult Dave Budworth vc57_danes_bc_data LC000334001CP9MC

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