4.025 BF103  –  Nepticulidae –  Nepticulinae – Stigmella nylandriella – Rowan Dot – (Tengström, 1848) 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
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Nepticulidae  >> Nepticulinae
Other Name/s: Common Rowan Pigmy
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
ID pointers: A long winding, contorted mine, often doubling back, with variable frass, which quite often follows the serrated edge of the leaf of Sorbus sp.
Distribution:  (Last record: 1 September 2025 at Glossop )  –  National Status – Widespread but localised distribution. Derbyshire status unknown, but suspected to be common where the food plant (Rowan- Sorbus aucuparia)
Flight Period: May /  June /  August /  –  May & June Mine Period: July /  August /   – Mine shown on Sorbus (Rowan) July & August Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Dave Evans (Leaf Mine)/ Christian Heinzen (Leaf Mine)  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 4-5mm
Food Plant: Sorbus (Rowan)
Last Recorded Year: 2025
Last Recorded By – Christian Heinzen
Last Recorded General Area – Glossop

Selected Images:  Dave Evans – September 2024 & September 2022 – Wyver Lane, Belper. / Glossop Sept 2025 – Christian Heintzen©

 
 


Distribution Map for Stigmella nylandriella

Found 14 records
    ↳ 4 from After 2025
    ↳ 3 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 7 from Before 2020
Flying
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Mining
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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 – Stigmella nylandriella

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


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

Shading shows moth presence between dates

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Recordings By Year: Stigmella nylandriella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Stigmella nylandriella
AGR: 4.61%   |   Total % Change: 125%


CUSUM Analysis: Stigmella nylandriella
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 21 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 8 (August) 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 2024, 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 nylandriella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Stigmella nylandriella
( 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 nylandriella
( 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 nylandriella – 14 records available

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

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
DWT Wyver LaneSK34P02/09/20253mine (empty)vc57_irecords_extract
Markham Vale South TipSK47K30/09/20253minevc57_irecords_extract
DWT Wyver LaneSK34P06/08/20252mine (empty)vc57_irecords_extract
DWT Wyver LaneSK34P13/08/20251mine (empty)vc57_irecords_extract
DWT Wyver LaneSK34P30/10/20241mine (empty)vc57_irecords_extract
DWT Wyver LaneSK34P04/09/20242mine (empty)vc57_irecords_extract
DWT Wyver LaneSK34P12/09/20241mine (empty)vc57_irecords_extract
BamfordSK28B21/09/20101Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
Ladybower ResrSK18U03/09/20101Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
Padley Gorge, Nether PadleySK27P19/08/20101Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Wood, Howden ResrSK19R25/08/20101Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
Slippery Stones,Upper DerwentSK19S25/08/20101Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
LinacreSK37G13/10/20091Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
Mousley Bottom, New MillsSJ98X03/09/20071Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data

 
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