4.062 BF88 – Chestnut Dot – Stigmella samiatella – (Zeller, 1839)
Adult Micro: CAT 4 – Dissection required – 
Leaf-miner: CAT L – The leaf or a Photo required – 
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Leaf-miner: CAT L – The leaf or a Photo required – – click for General Verification Guidelines | – click for Specific Verification Guidelines 
– Uncertain/Unknown – Insufficient Data 
– Leaf-miner
– difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required. ID pointers: The mine is a long, contorted and broad gallery, with dispersed frass towards the end of the gallery. The mine shown in the photograph is on Castanea (Sweet Chestnut) but it can also be found on Quercus (Oak). Adults – anothe unicolorous Nepticulidae species, until recently was poorly recorded in Britain
Distribution: (Last record: September 2024 at Belper ) – National Status – Local – Derbyshire status unknown due to lack of data.
General Comment: None Mine Period Additional: June-July and September – October.
Mine ID Difficulty: Not Recorded
Mine Type/s: Not Recorded
Mine Feeding Method/s: Not Recorded
Mine Comment: None.
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Last Recorded Year: September 2024
Last Recorded By – Dave Evans
Last Recorded General Area – Belper
Selected Images: Dave Evans – September 2024 & October 3rd 2021 – Wyver Lane, Belper.
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Temporal Distribution Chart
Immatures: (between 2006 - 2024)
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Distribution Map for Stigmella samiatella
Found 10 records
↳ from 2026+
↳ 4 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 6 from Before 2020
↳ from 2026+
↳ 4 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 6 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Stigmella samiatella
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Monthly Records By Year:
Stigmella samiatella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year:
Stigmella samiatella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Stigmella samiatella
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Stigmella samiatella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Stigmella samiatella
AGR: 0% | Total % Change: 0%
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Stigmella samiatella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Stigmella samiatella
Stigmella samiatella
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
Stigmella samiatella
Stigmella samiatella
( 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 - Stigmella samiatella – 10 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Recorder | Source | RecordKey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DWT Wyver Lane | SK34P | 12/09/2024 | 1 | mine (empty) | Evans, Dave | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC38431746 |
| Calke Park | SK32R | 07/10/2023 | 1 | Mine | Finch, Graham Leonard | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC35105500 |
| Calke Park | SK32R | 01/10/2023 | 1 | Mine | Finch, Graham Leonard | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC35105529 |
| Carver's Rocks | SK32G | 30/09/2023 | 1 | Mine | Finch, Graham Leonard | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC35106073 |
| Carvers Rocks, Hartshorne, Swadlincote | SK32G | 28/07/2013 | 2 | Larval Mine | Dave Budworth | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP97A |
| Newhall (Waggon Lane) | SK22W | 08/08/2010 | 3 | Larval Mine | Dave Budworth | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COTK9 |
| Calke Park | SK32L | 25/10/2008 | 1 | Mine | Finch, Graham Leonard | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC35105474 |
| Calke Park,Ticknall | SK32R | 25/10/2008 | 1 | Larval Mine | VC57 Derbyshire Recorder | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COSOT |
| Cauldwell (Badger Wood), Swadlincote | SK21T | 05/10/2008 | 1 | Larval Mine | Dave Budworth | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COZY7 |
| Calke Park,Ticknall | SK32R | 22/11/2006 | 1 | Larval Mine | VC57 Derbyshire Recorder | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP3PZ |