4.078 BF42 – Hypericum Dot – Fomoria septembrella – (Stainton, 1849)
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 
– 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 intimella, Stigmella catharticella
ID pointers: Very coarsely-scaled appearance a creamy blotch at about two thirds on the costa, creamy cilia and an orange tufty head
Distribution: (Last record: 8 October 2025 at Glossop ) – Uncertain due to insufficient data; 1985 Hopton Wood Quarry on St.John’s Wort
Also Leaf Mine records from Buxton 2024; Gamesley 2024, Markham Vale 2025. Leaf Mine from Longdendale and Glossop Oct 2025.
General Comment: None Mine Period Additional: None.
Mine ID Difficulty:
– Care required in ID process as confusion with similar leaf mines. Quality photos of the mine required. Mine Type/s: Gallery, Blotch
Mine Feeding Method/s: Not Recorded
Mine Comment: Larvae mine the leaves of St.John’s-wort, first as a narrow gallery then later as a blotch
*** Last updated on 12 December 2025 by TD ***
Last Recorded Year: 2025
Last Recorded By – Christian Heintzen
Last Recorded General Area – Glossop
Selected Images:
Buxton – Jon Mortin©/ Markham Vale (July 2025) Mark Radford© / Longdendale (September 2025) and Glossop Oct 2025 Christian Heintzen©
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Temporal Distribution Chart
Immatures: (between 1996 - 2025)
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Distribution Map for Fomoria septembrella
Found 19 records
↳ from 2026+
↳ 7 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 12 from Before 2020
↳ from 2026+
↳ 7 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 12 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Fomoria septembrella
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Monthly Records By Year:
Fomoria septembrella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year:
Fomoria septembrella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Fomoria septembrella
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Fomoria septembrella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Fomoria septembrella
AGR: 1.64% | Total % Change: 50%
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Fomoria septembrella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Fomoria septembrella
Fomoria septembrella
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
Fomoria septembrella
Fomoria septembrella
( 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 - Fomoria septembrella – 19 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Recorder | Source | RecordKey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glossop, Hague Street | SK09G | 08/10/2025 | 2 | Leaf-mine | Heintzen, Christian | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC47521360 |
| Trans Pennine Trail, Woodhead | SK09Z | 04/10/2025 | 1 | Leaf-mine | Heintzen, Christian | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC47521359 |
| Lower Gamesley VC | SK09C | 31/08/2024 | 1 | mine (tenant | Hind, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC38243510 |
| Deep Dale, Topley Pike | SK17B | 31/08/2024 | 1 | Mine | Mortin, Jon | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC38438222 |
| Goyts Lane Pond | SK07H | 24/07/2024 | 1 | mine | Mortin, Jon | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC37372604 |
| Coombs Dale, Stoney Middleton | SK27H | 21/07/2024 | 1 | Mine | Jackson Bird | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC38436519 |
| Coombs Dale, Stoney Middleton | SK27H | 21/07/2024 | 1 | Larva | A Emmerson | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC38858061 |
| Millers Dale | SK17G | 03/09/2011 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP7LD |
| Ashford in the Water | SK16Z | 22/09/2010 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.A. Orridge;S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP6PB |
| Bamford | SK28B | 21/09/2010 | 1 | Larval Mine | K. McCabe;S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP6OC |
| Hopton Wood Quarry NR | SK25T | 16/10/2009 | 1 | Larval Mine | Dave Budworth;S.A. Orridge;S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COT0K |
| Coombs Dale,Stoney Middleton | SK27H | 12/10/2009 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP53U |
| Tissington Trail, Ashbourne | SK14T | 01/10/2009 | 1 | Larval Mine | Dave Budworth;S.A. Orridge;S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COWYM |
| Pin Dale | SK18L | 10/09/2009 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COWXB |
| Lathkill Dale,Bakewell | SK16Y | 19/09/2008 | 1 | Larval Mine | Dave Budworth;S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP4LJ |
| Monks Dale, Buxton | SK17G | 14/09/2008 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COSNE |
| Cubley, nr Ashbourne | SK13T | 04/10/2001 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP1F0 |
| Broomfield Hall, Morley, Derby | SK34V | 04/11/2000 | 1 | Larval Mine | I.F. Smith | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COQZE |
| Broomfield Hall, Morley, Derby | SK34V | 02/11/1996 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COQWI |