Stigmella floslactella       Stigmella salicis
4.034 BF77  –  Nepticulidae –  Nepticulinae – Stigmella tityrella – Small Beech Dot – (Stainton, 1854) Adult Micro:  CAT 4 – Gen. Det. Required – Gen-Det-Reqd       Leaf-miner:  CAT R – Moth will need to be reared and possibly dissected – 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: Small Beech Pigmy
ID Difficulty:  Red – difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
ID pointers: This species feeds on beech (Fagus sylvatica), creating an S-shaped mine, usually within the confines of two veins. The adults are rarely seen and this is another of the very similar Nepticulidae group. Best identified by the way the larva feed, leaving a diagnostic feeding pattern in the leaves. 
Distribution:  (Last record: 25 November 2024 at Gnat Hole )  –  National Status – A widespread and fairly common species throughout the British Isles. Status in Derbyshire not known as insufficent records but likely to be well spread.
Flight Period: April /  May /  July /  August /  –  Adult – April & May and agian in July – August Mine Period: June /  July /  August /  September /  October /   – Leaf Mine – June and July & August – October Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Dave Evans, Christian Heintzen  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 12 August 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 5-6mm
 Food Plant: Beech (Fagus sylvatica)
Last Recorded Year: 2024
Last Recorded By – Christian Heintzen
Last Recorded General Area – Gnat Hole
IMAGES BELOW:  Dave Evans, September 2024, Wyver Lane, Belper / Christian Heintzen, November 2024, Gnat Hole

Stigmella tityrella - Leaf Mine - Dave Evans
Stigmella tityrella – Small Beech Dot – Dave Evans
Stigmella tityrella - Dave Evans
Stigmella tityrella – Small Beech Dot – Dave Evans
Stigmella tityrella - 25/11/2024 - Gnat Hole -Christian Heintzen
Stigmella tityrella – 25/11/2024 – Gnat Hole -Christian Heintzen
Stigmella tityrella - 25/11/2024 - Gnat Hole -Christian Heintzen
Stigmella tityrella – 25/11/2024 – Gnat Hole -Christian Heintzen
Stigmella tityrella - Leaf Mine - Dave Evans
Stigmella tityrella - Dave Evans
Stigmella tityrella - 25/11/2024 - Gnat Hole -Christian Heintzen
Stigmella tityrella - 25/11/2024 - Gnat Hole -Christian Heintzen

Stigmella tityrella - 25/11/2024 - Gnat Hole -Christian Heintzen Stigmella tityrella - on Beech- 25th November 2024 - Gnat Hole -Christian Heintzen
Stigmella tityrella - 25/11/2024 - Gnat Hole -Christian Heintzen Stigmella tityrella - on Beech - 25th November 2024- Gnat Hole -Christian Heintzen

Distribution Map for Stigmella tityrella

Found 81 records
    ↳ 9 from After 2025
    ↳ 43 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 29 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 tityrella

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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 tityrella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Monthly Counts By Year: Stigmella tityrella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


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

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Recordings By Year: Stigmella tityrella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Stigmella tityrella
AGR: 5.69%   |   Total % Change: 277.8%


CUSUM Analysis: Stigmella tityrella
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 14 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 tityrella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Stigmella tityrella
( 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 tityrella
( 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 tityrella – 81 records available

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

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Stigmella tityrellaDWT Wyver LaneSK34P202502/09/20253mine (empty)vc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaSerpentine Woods (north),BuxtonSK07L202501/09/20251Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaDWT Wyver LaneSK34P202506/08/20255mine (empty)vc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaDWT Wyver LaneSK34P202513/08/20255mine (empty)vc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaGreat Hucklow, Buxton SKRQ, UKSK17Y202527/08/20251Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaNorton LeesSK38L202507/07/20251minevc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaDWT Wyver LaneSK34P202523/07/202515mine (empty)vc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaGadley Plantation (north), BuxtonSK07L202523/07/20252minevc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaNorton Lees, SheffieldSK38L202528/07/20251minevc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaGlossop, Gnat Hole woodsSK09G202414/11/20241larvavc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaPottery WoodSK32G202405/11/20241Minevc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaDarwin ForestSK36C202402/10/202417mine (empty)vc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaAshwood Park, BuxtonSK07R202412/10/20241minevc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaMonsall TrailSK17L202414/10/20241mine (empty)vc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaChee DaleSK17G202415/10/20241minevc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaCalke AbbeySK32R202416/10/20241minevc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaCrich Lane WoodsSK34P202419/10/202418mine (empty)vc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaHillside Plantation, DerbyshireSK07K202425/10/20241Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaDWT Wyver LaneSK34P202404/09/20248mine (empty)vc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaDWT Wyver LaneSK34P202412/09/202413mine (empty)vc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaSherbrook LodgeSK07R202413/09/20241minevc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaFoxlow Fields WoodSK07Q202413/09/20241minevc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaCote Heath WoodsSK07R202414/09/20241minevc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaBeresford DaleSK15J202424/09/20241Larvavc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaLong Lane, High Peak, England, GBSK08K202415/09/20241Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaFern Wood, BuxtonSK07K202415/09/20241Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaHogshaw Wood, BuxtonSK07S202409/09/20241Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaMinsterSK26K202411/09/20241Minevc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaBunsal Cob, Goyt ValleySK07C202416/09/20241minevc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaSherbrook Lodge, BuxtonSK07R202429/08/20241Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaPavilion Gardens, BuxtonSK07L202423/07/20241minevc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaPoppy WoodSK32S202322/11/20231Minevc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaCalke ParkSK32R202307/10/20231Minevc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaCalke ParkSK32R202301/10/20231Minevc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaCarver's RocksSK32H202321/09/20231Minevc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaSherbrook Wood, BuxtonSK07Q202304/09/20231Larvavc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaCorbar Woods, BuxtonSK07M202306/09/20231Larvavc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaTemple Plantation, BuxtonSK07K202308/09/20231Larvavc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaGadley Wood, BuxtonSK07L202309/09/20231Larvavc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaOtterhole Plantation, BuxtonSK07L202309/09/20231Larvavc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaFairholmesSK18U202311/02/20233minevc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaCollege Road, BuxtonSK07L202202/11/20221mine (empty)vc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaDimminsdale Nature ReserveSK32Q202212/11/20227leafminevc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaCalke,SouthwoodSK31U202227/10/202210leafminevc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaDerbyshire, UKSK07X202225/10/20221Larvavc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaChee Dale, DerbyshireSK17G202205/09/20221Larvavc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaAllestree ParkSK34K202225/09/20221Minevc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaCrich Lane WoodsSK34P202105/11/202115mine (tenantvc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaBirch ValeSK08I202108/11/20213Minevc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaAshwood Park, BuxtonSK07R202125/09/20211Larvavc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaCote Heath Wood, BuxtonSK07L202004/11/20201Larvavc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaNorth Lees Estate, HathersageSK28G202025/07/20201pre-adultvc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaLong EatonSK43X201911/11/20191pre-adultvc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaStanage EdgeSK28G201622/07/20161not recordedvc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaBlacka Moor and PlantationSK28V201627/07/20162pre-adultvc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaMillers DaleSK17G201103/09/20111Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
Stigmella tityrellaThorpe, DovedaleSK15K201013/10/20101Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
Stigmella tityrellaDerbyshire, UKSK16Z201022/09/20101Larvavc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaBamfordSK28B201021/09/20101Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
Stigmella tityrellaLadybower ResrSK18U201003/09/20101Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
Stigmella tityrellaAshford in the WaterSK16Z201022/09/20101Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
Stigmella tityrellaNewhall (William Allitt School)SK22V201006/08/20101Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
Stigmella tityrellaPadley Gorge, Nether PadleySK27P201019/08/20101Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
Stigmella tityrellaHowden ResrSK19S201025/08/20101Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
Stigmella tityrellaHowden ResrSK19L201025/08/20101Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
Stigmella tityrellaDerbyshire, UKSK07M200902/10/20091Larvavc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaHopeSK18R200907/10/20091Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
Stigmella tityrellaNorburySK14G200901/10/20091Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
Stigmella tityrellaStoney MiddletonSK27H200912/10/20091Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
Stigmella tityrellaLinacre WoodSK37G200913/10/20091Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
Stigmella tityrellaPin DaleSK18L200910/09/20091Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
Stigmella tityrellaCalke ParkSK32L200825/10/20081Minevc57_irecords_extract
Stigmella tityrellaCalke Park,TicknallSK32R200825/10/20081Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
Stigmella tityrellaMonsall Trail, BuxtonSK17L200814/09/20081Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
Stigmella tityrellaOaks Barn Cottage, Monyash Rd, Over Haddon, BakewellSK26D200819/09/20081Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
Stigmella tityrellaShallcross Wood, Goyt Valley, Whaley BridgeSK07E200626/09/20061Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
Stigmella tityrellaOgston Carr Wood,nr Ogston ResSK35U200612/07/20061Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
Stigmella tityrellaHillclifflane, nr IdridgehaySK24Y200202/11/20021Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
Stigmella tityrellaSwanwick, AlfretonSK45B200105/12/20011Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
Stigmella tityrellaBrackley Gate, nr CoxbenchSK34W200103/11/20011Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data
Stigmella tityrellaAbbotsholme School, RocesterSK13E200104/10/20011Larval Minevc57_danes_bc_data

 
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