40.013 BF882 – Flame Mompha – Mompha locupletella – ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Adult Micro: CAT 2 – Can be confused with other species – Leaf-miner: CAT L – The leaf or a Photo required – 
Larval Case: C1 – Distinctive Species –
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Larval Case: C1 – Distinctive Species – – click for General Verification Guidelines | – click for Specific Verification Guidelines 
– Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant 
– Leaf-miner
– care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required. Confusion Species: M,terminella
ID pointers: A very attractive species, with its combination of bright orange, white and silvery-grey patches.
Distribution: (First record: 1955 ) – (Last record: 23 August 2022 at Birch Vale ) – Very few records since the first in 1955 would suggest Locally scarce. Shoiuld be found where there are Willowherbs. A scattering of records primarily from the NW of the county.
General Comment: None Mine Period Additional: The larvae mine the leaves of willowherbs (Epilobium)
Mine ID Difficulty: Not Recorded
Mine Type/s: Not Recorded
Mine Feeding Method/s: Not Recorded
Mine Comment: None.
*** Last updated on 7 November 2025 by RP ***
Last Recorded Year: 2022
First Recorded Year: 1955
Last Recorded By – Jane Hewitt
Last Recorded General Area – Birch Vale
Selected Images: Buxton, Derbyshire – Steve Orridge©
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Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 2016 - 2025) | Immatures: (between 2017 - 2017)
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Distribution Map for Mompha locupletella
Found 20 records
↳ from 2026+
↳ 12 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 8 from Before 2020
↳ from 2026+
↳ 12 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 8 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Mompha locupletella
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Monthly Records By Year:
Mompha locupletella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year:
Mompha locupletella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Mompha locupletella
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Mompha locupletella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Mompha locupletella
AGR: -3.15% | Total % Change: -25%
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Mompha locupletella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Mompha locupletella
Mompha locupletella
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
Mompha locupletella
Mompha locupletella
( 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 - Mompha locupletella – 20 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Recorder | Source | RecordKey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| upper cromford garden | SK25Y | 18/09/2025 | 1 | adult | Ashton, Clive | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC45469517 |
| Ladycroft Ave, Buxton | SK07S | 25/08/2025 | 1 | adult | Orridge, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC48198953 |
| Cote Heath Allotments, Buxton | SK07R | 20/08/2025 | 1 | adult | Steven Bell | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44635616 |
| Ladycroft Ave, Buxton | SK07S | 18/07/2025 | 1 | adult | Orridge, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC43642261 |
| Ashwood Park, Buxton | SK07R | 07/06/2025 | 1 | Adult | Mortin, Jon | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC42913515 |
| Hollington, Derbyshire | SK24F | 05/06/2025 | 1 | adult | Beverley, Michele | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC45291802 |
| Hollinsclough | SK06N | 17/06/2024 | 1 | Adult | Moores, Stephen | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC36490525 |
| Buxton SK, UK | SK07S | 09/09/2023 | 1 | Adult | Orridge, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC33861393 |
| Birch Vale | SK08I | 23/08/2022 | 1 | adult | Hewitt, Jane | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC34092040 |
| Birch Vale | SK08I | 07/09/2021 | 1 | Adult | Hewitt, Jane | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC34472741 |
| Birch Vale | SK08I | 13/08/2020 | 1 | adult | Hewitt, Jane | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC35067560 |
| Glossop SK, UK | SK09G | 12/08/2020 | 1 | Adult | halimione | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC31465548 |
| Lightwood | SK07M | 21/08/2018 | 1 | adult | Orridge, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC49168374 |
| Ladycroft Ave | SK07S | 06/08/2018 | 1 | adult | Orridge, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC49167503 |
| Calver and River Derwent | SK27M | 06/07/2017 | 2 | Larva | Watchorn, Andrew | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC5412211 |
| White Knowle Road, Buxton | SK07R | 03/06/2017 | 1 | Adult | Mortin, Jon | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC22545233 |
| Not given | SK07R | 03/06/2017 | 1 | Adult | Mortin, Jon | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC5060374! |
| Ladycroft Ave | SK07S | 13/09/2016 | 1 | adult | Orridge, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC41052205 |
| Ladycroft Ave | SK07S | 30/08/2016 | 2 | adult | Orridge, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC41052127 |
| Buxton SK, UK | SK07S | 19/08/2016 | 1 | Adult | Orridge, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC22504077 |