49.275 BF1192 – Lettuce Tortrix – Eucosma conterminana – (Guenée, 1845)
Adult Micro: CAT 3 – Very rare or scarce species (includes very scarce adventives/immigrants) – 
Leaf-miner: CAT A – Recorded accepted without the leaf or a photo – Larval Case: C1 – Distinctive Species –
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Leaf-miner: CAT A – Recorded accepted without the leaf or a photo – Larval Case: C1 – Distinctive Species – – click for General Verification Guidelines | – click for Specific Verification Guidelines 
– Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant
– care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required. Confusion Species: E.hohenwartiana
ID pointers: Forewing is a dark sandy or yellowish brown, with a distinctive pale cream triangular dorsal blotch and another creamy edge to inner margin towards the wing tip, which shows a conspicuous mark when the wing is closed.
Distribution: (First record: August 2012 at Kings Newton ) – (Last record: 2 August 2022 at Belper ) – Not listed in Harrison & Sterling (1988). Possibly a new species for Derbyshire (this specimen was trapped in August 2012). Seems to be expanding its range but described as a local species in Britain.Maybe a possible immigrant.
General Comment: None *** Last updated on 5 November 2025 by RP ***
Last Recorded Year: 2022
First Recorded Year: August 2012
Last Recorded By – Dave Evans
Last Recorded General Area – Belper
Selected Images: Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©
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Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 2003 - 2025)
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Distribution Map for Eucosma conterminana
Found 14 records
↳ from 2026+
↳ 6 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 8 from Before 2020
↳ from 2026+
↳ 6 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 8 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Eucosma conterminana
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Monthly Records By Year:
Eucosma conterminana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year:
Eucosma conterminana
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Eucosma conterminana
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Eucosma conterminana
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Eucosma conterminana
AGR: 0% | Total % Change: 0%
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Eucosma conterminana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Eucosma conterminana
Eucosma conterminana
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.
Records Behind the Map and Charts - Eucosma conterminana – 14 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Recorder | Source | RecordKey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markham Vale South Tip | SK47K | 17/07/2025 | 1 | adult | Radford, Mark | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC43666382 |
| Melbourne, Derbyshire | SK32X | 13/07/2025 | 1 | adult | Davison, Tony | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC43439976 |
| Markham Vale Derbyshire | SK47K | 29/06/2025 | 1 | adult | Morris, Sid | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC42896476 |
| Kirk Hallam, Ilkeston | SK44K | 07/07/2023 | 1 | adult | Hobby, Brian | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC48690868 |
| Belper | SK34U | 02/08/2022 | 1 | adult | Evans, Dave | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC35317516 |
| Woodland Ave | SK43R | 27/07/2022 | 2 | adult | Thorpe, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC33495066 |
| George St,Belper | SK34N | 03/08/2012 | 1 | Adult | K.R. Huston | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP8AJ |
| Foremark Resr, Ticknall | SK32H | 09/07/2005 | 1 | Adult | A. Davison;N. Topliss;W. Soar | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP2MO |
| Main Street, Kings Newton | SK32Y | 06/08/2004 | 1 | Adult | Soar, Will | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC34677742 |
| Main St,Kings Newton,Melbourne | SK32Y | 06/08/2004 | 1 | Adult | Soar, Will | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CORFD |
| Main Street, Kings Newton | SK32Y | 04/08/2004 | 1 | Adult | Soar, Will | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC34677741 |
| Main St,Kings Newton,Melbourne | SK32Y | 04/08/2004 | 1 | Adult | Soar, Will | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COVPF |
| Main Street, Kings Newton | SK32Y | 16/07/2003 | 1 | Adult | Soar, Will | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC34677740 |
| Main St,Kings Newton,Melbourne | SK32Y | 16/07/2003 | 1 | Adult | Soar, Will | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COR2A |