4.03 BF99 – Shining Hawthorn Dot – Stigmella hybnerella – (Hübner, 1796)
Adult Micro: CAT 4 – Dissection required – 
Leaf-miner: CAT L – The leaf or a Photo required – 
Larval Case: C1 – Distinctive Species –
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Leaf-miner: CAT L – The leaf or a Photo required – Larval Case: C1 – Distinctive Species – – click for General Verification Guidelines | – click for Specific Verification Guidelines 
– Generally Common / Widespread 
– Leaf-miner
– difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required. ID pointers: In the adult the head is black in the male, between orange and black in the female. The forewing has a greenish golden metallic lustre with silver fascia.
Distribution: National Status – Widespread and common throughout the British Isles. A lack of records and data make the Derbyshire status unknown. Likely to be common where there is Hawthorn. 124 mines discovered on 20/8/2025 on Hawthorn at Wyver Lane, Belper.
General Comment: None Mine Period Additional: May & June and late July – September – Overwinters as a pupae outside the mine
Mine ID Difficulty:
– Care required in ID process as confusion with similar leaf mines. Quality photos of the mine required. Mine Type/s: Gallery
Mine Feeding Method/s: Not Recorded
Mine Comment: The larvae mine the leaves of Hawthorn. The mine starts as a slender, winding corridor with a central line of frass, which then abruptly widens into a blotch with irregular frass, usually located along the leaf margin.
*** Last updated on 5 February 2026 by RP ***
Blue-coded] moths is not displayed/updated in this tab. However, all verified records for this moth are listed in the RECORDS tab below. Selected Images: Dave Evans – September 2023 – Wyver Lane, Belper. / Steve Orridge©
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Temporal Distribution Chart
Immatures: (between 2001 - 2025)
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Distribution Map for Stigmella hybnerella
Found 46 records
↳ from 2026+
↳ 16 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 30 from Before 2020
↳ from 2026+
↳ 16 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 30 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Stigmella hybnerella
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Monthly Records By Year:
Stigmella hybnerella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year:
Stigmella hybnerella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Stigmella hybnerella
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Recordings By Year: Stigmella hybnerella
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Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Stigmella hybnerella
AGR: 12.58% | Total % Change: 1618.2%
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Stigmella hybnerella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Stigmella hybnerella
Stigmella hybnerella
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 hybnerella
Stigmella hybnerella
( 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 hybnerella – 46 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Recorder | Source | RecordKey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunnydale LNR | SK33G | 28/09/2025 | 3 | mine | Shervill, Andrew | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC45674501 |
| Ingleby Ave, Derby | SK33L | 28/09/2025 | 3 | mine | Shervill, Andrew | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC45674951 |
| DWT Wyver Lane | SK34P | 09/09/2025 | 15 | mine (empty) | Evans, Dave | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC45208279 |
| DWT Wyver Lane | SK34P | 02/09/2025 | 17 | mine (tenant | Evans, Dave | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC45019513 |
| DWT Wyver Lane | SK34P | 26/08/2025 | 15 | mine (empty) | Evans, Dave | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44786055 |
| Graves Park | SK38L | 26/08/2025 | 1 | mine | Mella, Pete | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC48913287 |
| Ashwood Dale (north), Buxton | SK07R | 23/08/2025 | 1 | mine | Mortin, Jon | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44735842 |
| DWT Wyver Lane | SK34P | 20/08/2025 | 124 | mine (empty) | Evans, Dave | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44638481 |
| DWT Wyver Lane | SK34P | 13/08/2025 | 5 | mine (empty) | Evans, Dave | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44440719 |
| DWT Wyver Lane | SK34P | 06/08/2025 | 2 | mine (empty) | Evans, Dave | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44213447 |
| DWT Wyver Lane | SK34P | 23/07/2025 | 3 | mine (empty) | Evans, Dave | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC43746487 |
| DWT Wyver Lane | SK34P | 30/10/2024 | 3 | mine (empty) | Evans, Dave | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC39056470 |
| DWT Wyver Lane | SK34P | 12/09/2024 | 5 | mine (empty) | Evans, Dave | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC38431869 |
| DWT Wyver Lane | SK34P | 04/09/2024 | 6 | mine (empty) | Evans, Dave | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC38312384 |
| Lower Gamesley VC | SK09C | 31/08/2024 | 1 | mine (empty) | Hind, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC38243515 |
| Allestree Park | SK34K | 25/09/2022 | 1 | Mine | Finch, Graham Leonard | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC35105356 |
| Derbyshire, UK | SK07M | 08/10/2019 | 1 | Larva | Orridge, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC23090430 |
| Ashford in the Water | SK16Z | 22/09/2010 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.A. Orridge;S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COZGM |
| Ashford in the Water | SK16Z | 22/09/2010 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.A. Orridge;S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP6P1 |
| Bamford | SK28B | 21/09/2010 | 1 | Larval Mine | K. McCabe;S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COTQ5 |
| Oaks Barn Cottage, Monyash Rd, Over Haddon, Bakewell | SK26D | 04/09/2010 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP6LX |
| Ladybower Resr | SK18U | 03/09/2010 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COXIT |
| Howden Resr | SK19L | 25/08/2010 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP09D |
| Hopton Wood NR, Cromford | SK25T | 16/10/2009 | 1 | Larval Mine | Dave Budworth;S.A. Orridge;S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP55I |
| Rose End Meadows NR,Cromford | SK25Y | 16/10/2009 | 1 | Larval Mine | Dave Budworth;S.A. Orridge;S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP569 |
| Linacre | SK37G | 13/10/2009 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP54I |
| Coombs Dale,Stoney Middleton | SK27H | 12/10/2009 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COWZ6 |
| Coombs Dale,Stoney Middleton | SK27H | 12/10/2009 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP547 |
| Hope | SK18R | 07/10/2009 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COSZS |
| Derbyshire, UK | SK14G | 02/10/2009 | 1 | Larva | Orridge, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44387184 |
| Norbury | SK14G | 01/10/2009 | 1 | Larval Mine | Dave Budworth;S.A. Orridge;S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COWY9 |
| Tissington Trail, Ashbourne | SK14T | 01/10/2009 | 1 | Larval Mine | Dave Budworth;S.A. Orridge;S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP05O |
| Castleton | SK18L | 10/09/2009 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COWX7 |
| Pin Dale | SK18L | 10/09/2009 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COWXI |
| Lathkill Dale,Bakewell | SK16Y | 19/09/2008 | 1 | Larval Mine | Dave Budworth;S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP4LR |
| Oaks Barn Cottage, Monyash Rd, Over Haddon, Bakewell | SK26D | 19/09/2008 | 1 | Larval Mine | Dave Budworth;S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP4M3 |
| Monsall Trail, Buxton | SK17L | 14/09/2008 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COSNX |
| Cramside Wood (DWT reserve) | SK17R | 20/06/2007 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP3VD |
| Tideswell Dale | SK17M | 09/06/2007 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP3TW |
| Carr Vale NR,Bolsover | SK46P | 13/09/2006 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COW8R |
| Carr Vale NR,Bolsover | SK47K | 13/09/2006 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP3NC |
| Hillclifflane, nr Idridgehay | SK24Y | 02/11/2002 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP1HI |
| Brackley Gate, nr Coxbench | SK34W | 03/11/2001 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COR0K |
| Abbotsholme School, Rocester | SK13E | 04/10/2001 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP1ET |
| Repton Shrubs, Repton | SK32B | 01/01/1905 | 1 | Adult | VC57 Derbyshire Recorder | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COQGM |
| Burton on Trent area (site not precise) | SK22K | 01/01/1863 | 1 | Adult | VC57 Derbyshire Recorder | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP9QQ |