4.002 BF116  –  Nepticulidae –  Nepticulinae – Stigmella lapponica – Grey Birch Dot – (Wocke, 1862) Adult Micro:  CAT 4 – Gen. Det. Required – Gen-Det-Reqd       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
Black – Uncertain/Unknown – Insufficient Data        purple – Leaf Miner     day-flying – Day-flying
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Nepticulidae  >> Nepticulinae
Other Name/s: Drab Birch Pigmy
ID Difficulty:  Red – difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
ID pointers: A long linear mine, filled with cloudy greenish frass for the first part, then changing suddenly to a narrow central band of black frass with clear margins. Found on Betula (Birch).The adult moth is roughly scaled, a dull greyish-brown with an indistinct creamy fascia. Adults are coarsely-scaled and dull greyish-brown with an indistinct creamy fascia.
Distribution:  (Last record: September 2024 at Belper )  –  National Status – Fairly common throughout the British Isles – Derbyshire status is thought to be common but more records required.
Flight Period: May /  –  One generation in May Mine Period: June /  July /  October /   – June-July (sometimes in October) Moth Activity: Diurnal  Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Dave Evans  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 11 March 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 5-7mm
Food Plant: Birch
Last Recorded Year: September 2024
Last Recorded By – Dave Evans
Last Recorded General Area – Belper

IMAGES BELOW:  Dave Evans – September 2024 / August 2022 – Wyver Lane, Belper.

 
 

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Distribution Map for Stigmella lapponica

Found 16 records
    ↳ 3 from After 2025
    ↳ 2 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 11 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 – Stigmella lapponica

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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: Stigmella lapponica
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
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Monthly Counts By Year: Stigmella lapponica
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


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

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Recordings By Year: Stigmella lapponica
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Stigmella lapponica
AGR: 3.59%   |   Total % Change: 133.3%


CUSUM Analysis: Stigmella lapponica
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 19 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 2025, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2011, 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: Stigmella lapponica
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Stigmella lapponica
( 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
Stigmella lapponica
( 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 - Stigmella lapponica – 16 records available

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

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Stigmella lapponicaDWT Wyver LaneSK34P202506/08/20253mine (empty)vc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella lapponicaDWT Wyver LaneSK34P202513/08/20252mine (empty)vc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella lapponicaDWT Wyver LaneSK34P202523/07/20252mine (empty)vc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella lapponicaDWT Wyver LaneSK34P202404/09/20245mine (empty)vc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella lapponicaDWT Wyver LaneSK34P202412/09/20244mine (empty)vc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella lapponicaMillers DaleSK17G201103/09/20111Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
Stigmella lapponicaLadybower ResrSK18U201003/09/20101Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
Stigmella lapponicaPadley Gorge, Nether PadleySK27P201019/08/20101Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
Stigmella lapponicaSlippery Stones,Upper DerwentSK19S201025/08/20101Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
Stigmella lapponicaHowden ResrSK19L201025/08/20101Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
Stigmella lapponicaForemark Resr (sailing club area), TicknallSK32H200902/10/20091Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
Stigmella lapponicaShallcross Wood, Goyt Valley, Whaley BridgeSK07E200626/09/20061Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
Stigmella lapponicaOgston Carr Wood,nr Ogston ResSK35U200612/07/20061Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
Stigmella lapponicaClattercotes Wood, nr Ogston ResrSK36Q200612/07/20061Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
Stigmella lapponicaBrackley Gate, nr CoxbenchSK34W200103/11/20011Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
Stigmella lapponicaCubley, nr AshbourneSK13U200104/10/20011Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data

 
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