4.024 BF104  –  Nepticulidae –  Nepticulinae – Stigmella magdalenae – Northern Rowan Dot – (Klimesch, 1950) Adult Micro:  CAT 4 – Dissection 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
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Nepticulidae  >> Nepticulinae
** Identification write-up required **
Other Name/s: Northern Rowan Pigmy
ID Difficulty:  Red – difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
ID pointers: No information available
Distribution:  Uncertain due to insufficient data – 17 records prior to 2010
General Comment: None
Flight Period: May /  June /  July Mine Period:  June /  July /  August
Mine Period Additional: Broken Frass line is a key feature
Mine ID Difficulty: Not Recorded
Mine Type/s: Not Recorded
Mine Feeding Method/s: Not Recorded
Mine Comment: None.
Moth Activity: Cathemeral   – occasionally attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 9 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 3-5mm
Food Plant: Rowan
Last Recorded By – Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area – Not Recorded

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Distribution Map for Stigmella magdalenae

Found 7 records
    ↳ from 2026+
    ↳ from 2020 - 2025
    ↳ 7 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Stigmella magdalenae

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


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

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

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Stigmella magdalenae
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Stigmella magdalenae
( 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 2020-2026.

Mine Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Stigmella magdalenae
( 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 - Stigmella magdalenae – 7 records available

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

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
Ladybower ResrSK18U03/09/20101Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
Slippery Stones,Upper DerwentSK19S25/08/20101Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Wood, Howden ResrSK19R25/08/20101Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
Padley Gorge, Nether PadleySK27P19/08/20101Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
Shallcross Wood, Goyt Valley, Whaley BridgeSK07E26/09/20061Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
Ogston Carr Wood,nr Ogston ResSK35U12/07/20061Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
Clattercotes Wood, nr Ogston ResrSK36Q12/07/20061Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data

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