46.001 BF485  –  Schreckensteiniidae – Schreckensteinia festaliella – Blackberry Skeletoniser – (Hübner, [1819]) Adult Micro:  CAT 1 – Distinctive Species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
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Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Schreckensteiniidae
** This moth species page is currently incomplete **
Other Name/s: Bramble False-feather
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: An attractive striated appearance on the forewings. When at rest the moth angles its hind legs upwards and above the wings in a distinctive posture.
Distribution:  (Last record: 8 July 2017 at Birch Vale )  –  Despite being a common species across the British Isles, very few records exist from our recording area- Harrison & Sterling listed records from 1916 -1926 & 1982. DaNES show 2008 from Repton Shrubs & 2014 from Robin Wood, Birch Vale 7/8/2017
Flight Period: March /  April /  May /  June /  July /  August /  September /  –  Can be found in any month between March and September, as the species is most probably continuous-brooded Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 7 May 2025 by RP ***
Last Recorded Year: 2017
Last Recorded By – Jane Hewitt
Last Recorded General Area – Birch Vale

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Distribution Map for Schreckensteinia festaliella

Found 4 records
    ↳ 1 from After 2025
    ↳ 0 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 3 from Before 2020

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Bedrock Geology ** indirectly affects moth distribution by influencing the type of habitat and food plants available in an area. In turn, this may affect the types of moths that can thrive, or where they can most likely be found.

Land-cover * shows the variety of land-cover within the VC57 area, based on the CORINE (Coordination of Information on the Environment) forty-four thematic classes of land-cover. This will show, to a greater or lesser degree, the number and variety of moths found in different land-cover types. The UK continues to operate within the Copernicus programme, with the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) providing Corine Land Cover (CLC) datasets for the UK and its territories.


NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Schreckensteinia festaliella

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Note – the NBN Atlas datasets are listed in the map below and vary in their currency (uptodateness) – however, the map does give a general indication of the moth's distribution across the UK.

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Monthly Records By Year: Schreckensteinia festaliella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Monthly Counts By Year: Schreckensteinia festaliella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


First/Last Recorded Dates: Schreckensteinia festaliella
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]

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Recordings By Year: Schreckensteinia festaliella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Schreckensteinia festaliella
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%


CUSUM Analysis: Schreckensteinia festaliella
About this chart: CUSUM (Cumulative Sum) charts track long-term trends in moth populations [ filtered by 'Adult' and 'Mine' life stages ] by showing whether each year’s counts are above or below the historical average. Even small shifts build up over time, making trends of growth, stability, or decline easier to see. CUSUM highlights trend-consistency — asking: “Across the years, have moth counts mostly stayed above or below average?”
The data sample has 22 gap year/s here (zero records) between 2000 and 2025. The moth may have been present in those gap years, but no data was available. Too many year-gaps may exaggerate or skew the chart.

Counts for the current year (2025) are pro-rated based on data available up to month 7 (July) to provide a full-year equivalent.

Purple line rises = years better than average; falls = years worse than average.
Peak (best year) Trough (worst year) Growth periods Decline periods
Population peaked around 2025, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2017, showing a significant decline.

What the Y-axis "Cumulative Deviation" means: Cumulative Deviation shows the running total of how each year’s moth population count differs from the long-term average. i

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Schreckensteinia festaliella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Schreckensteinia festaliella
( 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.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Schreckensteinia festaliella – 4 records available

Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Schreckensteinia festaliellaLinacre WoodSK37G202520/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Schreckensteinia festaliellaBirch ValeSK08I201707/08/20171adultvc57_irecords_extract
Schreckensteinia festaliellaRobin Wood, TicknallSK32M201425/05/20141Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Schreckensteinia festaliellaRepton ShrubsSK32G200809/05/20081Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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