40.004 BF888 – White-headed Mompha – Mompha propinquella – (Stainton, 1851)
Adult Micro: CAT 2 – Can be confused with other species – Leaf-miner: CAT L – The leaf or a Photo required – 
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– Rare / Uncommon / Scarce 
– Leaf-miner
– care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required. Confusion Species: M.lacteella
ID pointers: As with all the Mompha species they are colourful, attractive and distinctive. They rest low and flat in a horizontal position. Often have scale tufts. Head and thorax white. Forewing is brownish-grey to blackish-brown, with reddish-brown blotches and two large black scale tufts half way along the wing.
Distribution: (Last record: 17 June 2025 at Cromford ) – Local but widespread in the county. Larvae on Broad-leaved Willow-herb.May be under recorded
General Comment: None Mine Period Additional: The larvae mine the stem and then the leaves of Willowherbs. The larvae overwinter.
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: 2025
Last Recorded By – Clive Ashton
Last Recorded General Area – Cromford
Selected Images: Belper, Derbyshire – Dave Evans©/ Cromford (2025) Clive Ashton©
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Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 2004 - 2025)
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Distribution Map for Mompha propinquella
Found 57 records
↳ from 2026+
↳ 35 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 22 from Before 2020
↳ from 2026+
↳ 35 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 22 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Mompha propinquella
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Monthly Records By Year:
Mompha propinquella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year:
Mompha propinquella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Mompha propinquella
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Mompha propinquella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Mompha propinquella
AGR: 0.74% | Total % Change: 16.7%
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Mompha propinquella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Mompha propinquella
Mompha propinquella
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 propinquella
Mompha propinquella
( 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 propinquella – 57 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Recorder | Source | RecordKey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midway, Derbys. | SK32A | 24/08/2025 | 1 | adult | Williams, Michael | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44789124 |
| Jim Mart Nature Reserve | SK36S | 17/08/2025 | 1 | adult | Mahadevan, Nikki | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44676053 |
| upper cromford garden | SK25Y | 14/08/2025 | 1 | adult | Ashton, Clive | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44517682 |
| upper cromford garden | SK25Y | 12/08/2025 | 1 | adult | Ashton, Clive | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44517171 |
| Belper | SK34N | 11/08/2025 | 1 | adult | Evans, Dave | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44395296 |
| Lowcroft, Hogshaw Nature Reserve, Buxton SK, UK | SK07S | 10/08/2025 | 1 | Adult | MarkCocker | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC46912118 |
| Belper | SK34U | 09/08/2025 | 1 | adult | Evans, Dave | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44320741 |
| Hognaston, Derbs | SK25F | 08/08/2025 | 1 | adult | Newman, David | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44277404 |
| Littleover, Derby | SK33G | 01/08/2025 | 1 | adult | Watson, Adrian | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44245471 |
| Staveley Derbyshire | SK47H | 28/07/2025 | 1 | adult | Morris, Sid | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC43947504 |
| Ladycroft Ave, Buxton | SK07S | 18/07/2025 | 2 | adult | Orridge, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC43642260 |
| Belper, Derbyshire | SK34N | 18/07/2025 | 1 | adult | Newcombe, Dave | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44274318 |
| upper cromford garden | SK25Y | 17/07/2025 | 1 | adult | Ashton, Clive | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC43615624 |
| Ladycroft Ave, Buxton | SK07S | 16/07/2025 | 1 | adult | Orridge, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC43633933 |
| Ladycroft Ave, Buxton | SK07S | 08/07/2025 | 1 | adult | Orridge, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC43202698 |
| upper cromford garden | SK25Y | 07/07/2025 | 1 | adult | Ashton, Clive | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC43156855 |
| Birch Vale | SK08I | 30/06/2025 | 3 | adult | Hewitt, Jane | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC47544485 |
| upper cromford garden | SK25Y | 17/06/2025 | 1 | adult | Ashton, Clive | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC42418751 |
| Lower Cromford Garden | SK25Y | 11/08/2024 | 1 | adult | Ashton, Clive | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC37848326 |
| Birch Vale | SK08I | 09/08/2024 | 1 | adult | Hewitt, Jane | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC39756484 |
| High Leas Farm, Riber | SK35D | 28/07/2024 | 1 | adult | Thorpe, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC40044986 |
| Belper | SK34N | 17/07/2024 | 1 | adult | Evans, Dave | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC37185717 |
| Kings Newton Fields | SK32Y | 03/08/2023 | 1 | Adult | Soar, Will | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC34880689 |
| Ladycroft Ave, Buxton | SK07S | 28/07/2023 | 1 | adult | Orridge, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC35077232 |
| Main Street, Kings Newton | SK32Y | 28/08/2022 | 1 | Adult | Soar, Will | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC34060118 |
| Buxton SK, UK | SK07S | 09/08/2022 | 1 | Adult | Orridge, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC28797245 |
| Belper | SK34U | 29/07/2022 | 1 | adult | Evans, Dave | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC35317027 |
| Buxton SK, UK | SK07S | 11/07/2022 | 1 | Adult | Orridge, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC28766673 |
| Ladycroft Ave, Buxton | SK07S | 16/08/2021 | 1 | adult | Orridge, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC35093523 |
| Buxton SK, UK | SK07S | 14/08/2021 | 1 | Adult | Orridge, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC22968218 |
| Hathersage, Derbyshire, UK | SK28F | 10/08/2021 | 1 | adult | Miles, Claire | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC29836903 |
| Woodland Ave | SK43R | 20/07/2021 | 1 | adult | Thorpe, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC33498991 |
| Birch Vale | SK08I | 09/08/2020 | 1 | adult | Hewitt, Jane | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC35067189 |
| Main Street, Kings Newton | SK32Y | 07/08/2020 | 1 | Adult | Soar, Will | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC34060119 |
| Main Street, Kings Newton | SK32Y | 05/08/2020 | 1 | Adult | Soar, Will | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC34060120 |
| Weleda Site, Ilkeston | SK44M | 07/08/2019 | 1 | adult | Thorpe, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC33502625 |
| Hathersage, Derbyshire, UK | SK28F | 15/07/2019 | 1 | adult | Miles, Claire | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC12533274 |
| Main Street, Kings Newton | SK32Y | 15/07/2019 | 1 | Adult | Soar, Will | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC34060121 |
| Buxton SK, UK | SK07S | 15/07/2018 | 1 | Adult | Orridge, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC25350639 |
| Ladycroft Ave | SK07S | 14/07/2018 | 1 | adult | Orridge, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC49166988 |
| Shirland - Hallfieldgate Lane | SK35Z | 17/08/2016 | 1 | Adult | Mahadevan, Nikki | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC35028821 |
| Backgarden Marehay | SK34Z | 16/08/2016 | 1 | adult | Thorpe, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC33505167 |
| Ladycroft Ave | SK07S | 09/08/2016 | 1 | adult | Orridge, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC41052021 |
| Shirland - Hallfieldgate Lane | SK35Z | 20/07/2016 | 1 | adult | Mahadevan, Nikki | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC35028706 |
| Ladycroft Ave | SK07S | 28/08/2015 | 1 | adult | Orridge, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC48845703 |
| Backgarden Marehay | SK34Z | 04/08/2014 | 1 | adult | Thorpe, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC33507468 |
| Backgarden Marehay | SK34Z | 25/07/2014 | 1 | adult | Thorpe, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC33507346 |
| Shirland - Hallfieldgate Lane | SK35Z | 05/07/2014 | 1 | Adult | Mahadevan, Nikki | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC36749190 |
| Backgarden Marehay | SK34Z | 25/07/2012 | 1 | adult | Thorpe, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC33511066 |
| Bamford St,Ripley | SK34Z | 25/07/2012 | 1 | Adult | Thorpe, Steve | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP871 |
| Backgarden Marehay | SK34Z | 28/07/2011 | 1 | adult | Thorpe, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC33513667 |
| Bamford St,Ripley | SK34Z | 28/07/2011 | 1 | Adult | Thorpe, Steve | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COXUO |
| Midway Rd,Midway,Swadlincote | SK32A | 02/08/2008 | 1 | Adult | M.J. Williams | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COSM2 |
| Calke Park Ticknall Lime Yards | SK32R | 03/08/2007 | 1 | adult | Finch, Graham Leonard | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC35105984 |
| Ticknall Limeyards,Ticknall | SK32R | 03/08/2007 | 1 | Adult | G.L. Finch;M.A. Finch | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COSDP |
| Main Street, Kings Newton | SK32Y | 26/07/2004 | 1 | Adult | Soar, Will | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC34678817 |
| Main St,Kings Newton,Melbourne | SK32Y | 26/07/2004 | 1 | Adult | Soar, Will | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CORCP |