4.071 BF40 – Speckled Apple Dot – Bohemannia pulverosella – (Stainton, 1849)
Adult Micro: CAT 4 – Dissection required – 
Leaf-miner: CAT L – The leaf or a Photo required – 
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Leaf-miner: CAT L – The leaf or a Photo required – – click for General Verification Guidelines | – click for Specific Verification Guidelines 
– 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: Ectoedemia atricollis, Stigmella incognitella
ID pointers: A darkish brown with an overall ochreous speckled appearance, paler towards the wing tip and cilia. Yellowish head with whitish eye-cups
Distribution: (First record: 1916 at Wliington ) – (Last record: 4 July 2025 at Norton Lees ) – Uncertain due to insufficient data – Reported from 1916-1919 – when it was known as common in Willington
Five other records between 2006 – 2010 all relate to Leaf Mines (see data on website) First record for 15 years from Norton Lees 4/7/2025 – Leaf Mine found on a garden apple tree.
General Comment: None Mine Period Additional: Larvae create a distinctive blotch mine in the leaves of apple the large brown blotch distinguishes this from Ectoedemia atricollis and Stigmella incognitella (which mines on a vein).
Mine ID Difficulty: Not Recorded
Mine Type/s: Not Recorded
Mine Feeding Method/s: Not Recorded
Mine Comment: None.
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Last Recorded Year: 2025
First Recorded Year: 1916
Last Recorded By – Pete Mella
Last Recorded General Area – Norton Lees
Selected Images:
Norton Lees 4/7/2025 – Pete Mella©
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Temporal Distribution Chart
Immatures: (between 2001 - 2025)
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Distribution Map for Bohemannia pulverosella
Found 7 records
↳ from 2026+
↳ 2 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 5 from Before 2020
↳ from 2026+
↳ 2 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 5 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Bohemannia pulverosella
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the map does give a general indication of the moth's distribution across the UK.
Monthly Records By Year:
Bohemannia pulverosella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year:
Bohemannia pulverosella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Bohemannia pulverosella
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Bohemannia pulverosella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Bohemannia pulverosella
AGR: 0% | Total % Change: 0%
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Bohemannia pulverosella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Bohemannia pulverosella
Bohemannia pulverosella
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
Bohemannia pulverosella
Bohemannia pulverosella
( 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 - Bohemannia pulverosella – 7 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Recorder | Source | RecordKey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graves Park | SK38L | 15/08/2025 | 1 | mine | Mella, Pete | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44507688 |
| Norton Lees, Sheffield | SK38L | 04/07/2025 | 1 | mine | Mella, Pete | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC42986578 |
| Bamford | SK28B | 21/09/2010 | 1 | Larval Mine | K. McCabe;S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP6NW |
| Padley Gorge, Nether Padley | SK27P | 19/08/2010 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP6HE |
| Coombs Dale,Stoney Middleton | SK27H | 12/10/2009 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP53L |
| Carr Vale NR,Bolsover | SK47K | 13/09/2006 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COW8T |
| Abbotsholme School, Rocester | SK13E | 04/10/2001 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COVGH |