Leaf-miner: CAT A – Recorded accepted without the leaf or a photo – Larval Case: C1 – Distinctive Species – 
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– Uncertain/Unknown – Insufficient Data 
– Leaf Miner
– difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.Confusion Species: Stigmella atricapitella
Mine Period Additional: Over winters as a pupae. Larvae are found in the leaves of oak from June to July and from September to October.
Mine ID Difficulty:
– Mine cannot be identified without breeding through and then adult may need to be examined by Gen Det Prep. Mine Type/s: Gallery
Mine Feeding Method/s: Leaf Fold
Mine Comment: A long and winding sinuous mine filled with greenish frass, which turns brown with age. This specific frass pattern is a key identifier and helps distinguish it from similar species on oak. The mine meanders and widens gradually. The egg is on the upper surface on a vein.
Markham Vale 1/11/2025 1st VC57 record – Mark Radford©
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Distribution Map for Stigmella basiguttella
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Stigmella basiguttella
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Monthly Records By Year:
Stigmella basiguttella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year: Stigmella basiguttella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Stigmella basiguttella
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Recordings By Year: Stigmella basiguttella
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Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Stigmella basiguttella
AGR: 0% | Total % Change: 0%
Stigmella basiguttella
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Stigmella basiguttella
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Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Stigmella basiguttella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Stigmella basiguttella
Stigmella basiguttella
( 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 basiguttella
Stigmella basiguttella
( 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 basiguttella – 0 records available
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No records found for Stigmella basiguttella.