– click for General Verification Guidelines | – click for Specific Verification Guidelines Verification Notes: Rather than lose this record of an adult, along with a record of the leaf-mines, we have created an aggregate 4.079X Zimmermannia atrifrontella/ longicaudella – the data for this record is also entered to the species page 4.079. Unfortunately the recorder wasn’t able to obtain a Genitalia Determination as the species is a CAT4, so record was set as unable to be verified.
– Uncertain/Unknown – Insufficient Data 
– Leaf-miner
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– difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.Confusion Species: atrifrontella/longicaudella
Distribution: (First record: 12 August 2025 at Norton Lees ) – (Last record: 25 January 2026 at Markham Vale ) – The UK status and distribution of this pair is insufficiently known.
Zimmermannia atrifrontella: Found in woodland in south-eastern England from Kent to Wiltshire and Dorset. Zimmermannia longicaudella: Trapped in Britain for the first time in Buckinghamshire on 12 July 2009 Both species mine in the bark of Oak and are indistinguishable from each other in this stage.
General Comment: Rather than lose this record of an adult, along with a record of the leaf-mines, we have created an aggregate 4.079X Zimmermannia atrifrontella/ longicaudella – the data for this record is also entered to Zimmermannia atrifrontella, but cross-reference to this aggregate page. Unfortunately the recorder wasn’t able to obtain a Genitalia Determination as the species is a CAT4, so record was set as unable to be verified.
Zimmermannia atrifrontella: Found in woodland in south-eastern England from Kent to Wiltshire and Dorset. Zimmermannia longicaudella: Trapped in Britain for the first time in Buckinghamshire on 12 July 2009 Both species mine in the bark of Oak and are indistinguishable from each other in this stage.
Mine Period Additional: None.
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: Not Recorded
Mine Feeding Method/s: Not Recorded
Mine Comment: The mines are indistinguishable from longicaudella and need to be recorded as aggregate Zimmermannia atrifrontella/longicaudella. The larvae mine underneath the tree bark of the food plant.
*** Last updated on 9 February 2026 by TD ***
Last Recorded Year: 2026
First Recorded Year: 2025
Last Recorded By – Mark Radford – possible leaf-mines
Last Recorded General Area – Markham Vale
Selected Images:
Norton Lees (Aug2025) Pete Mella© / Leaf-mines – Hall lane Ponds, Markham Vale – Mark Radford©
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Occurrence Distribution From All Available Data (Adult & Immature)
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Distribution Map for Zimmermannia atrifrontella/longicaudella
Found 1 records
↳ 1 from 2026+
↳ from 2020 - 2025
↳ from Before 2020
↳ 1 from 2026+
↳ from 2020 - 2025
↳ from Before 2020
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⚠️ NBN Atlas UK Distribution - No LSID found for: Zimmermannia atrifrontella/longicaudella
This moth may be an aggregate and as such no specific records of distribution exist.
Monthly Records By Year:
Zimmermannia atrifrontella/longicaudella
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Monthly Counts By Year: Zimmermannia atrifrontella/longicaudella
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First/Last Recorded Dates: Zimmermannia atrifrontella/longicaudella
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Recordings By Year: Zimmermannia atrifrontella/longicaudella
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Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Zimmermannia atrifrontella/longicaudella
AGR: 0% | Total % Change: 0%
Zimmermannia atrifrontella/longicaudella
Insufficient records/data for an AGR analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Zimmermannia atrifrontella/longicaudella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Zimmermannia atrifrontella/longicaudella
Zimmermannia atrifrontella/longicaudella
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
Zimmermannia atrifrontella/longicaudella
Zimmermannia atrifrontella/longicaudella
( 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 - Zimmermannia atrifrontella/longicaudella – 1 records available
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| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Source |
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| Hall Lane Pond | SK47H | 24/01/2026 | 10 | mine | vc57_irecords_extract |