13.002 BF447 – Burnished Copper – Roeslerstammia erxlebella – (Fabricius, 1787)
Adult Micro: CAT 1 – Distinctive species unlikely to be confused with others – Leaf-miner: CAT L – The leaf or a Photo required – 
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– Uncertain/Unknown – Insufficient Data 
– Leaf-miner
– easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.ID pointers: A distinctive little micro that is metallic-golden brown and when fresh has a purplish-bronze flush around the base of the fore-wings. A noticeable yellowish head and a white band in the antennae.
Distribution: (Last record: 13 August 2025 at Calke Park ) – Status in Derbyshire is uncertain as very few records are available of this attractive micro and leaf miner. Leaf Mines found on Lime trees at Calke Park 13/8/2025
General Comment: None Mine Period Additional: The larvae feed on Lime and Birch when the leaves are young
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: 2025
Last Recorded By – Graham Finch (Leaf Mines)
Last Recorded General Area – Calke Park
Selected Images: Melbourne, Derbyshire – Tony Davison © / Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Will Soar © / Calke Park (Leaf Mine) 13th Aug 2025 – Graham Finch©
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Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 2008 - 2025) | Immatures: (between 2008 - 2009)
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Distribution Map for Roeslerstammia erxlebella
Found 13 records
↳ from 2026+
↳ 9 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 4 from Before 2020
↳ from 2026+
↳ 9 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 4 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Roeslerstammia erxlebella
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Monthly Records By Year:
Roeslerstammia erxlebella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year:
Roeslerstammia erxlebella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Roeslerstammia erxlebella
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Roeslerstammia erxlebella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Roeslerstammia erxlebella
AGR: 0% | Total % Change: 0%
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Roeslerstammia erxlebella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Roeslerstammia erxlebella
Roeslerstammia erxlebella
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
Roeslerstammia erxlebella
Roeslerstammia erxlebella
( 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 - Roeslerstammia erxlebella – 13 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Recorder | Source | RecordKey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladycroft Ave, Buxton | SK07S | 08/07/2025 | 1 | adult | Orridge, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC43202697 |
| King's Newton | SK32Y | 02/09/2024 | 3 | adult | Soar, Will | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC40386967 |
| King's Newton | SK32Y | 29/07/2024 | 4 | adult | Soar, Will | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC40386729 |
| King's Newton | SK32Y | 06/07/2022 | 1 | adult | Soar, Will | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC34068092 |
| Hathersage, Derbyshire, UK | SK28F | 20/08/2021 | 1 | adult | Miles, Claire | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC29841256 |
| Hathersage, Derbyshire, UK | SK28F | 06/08/2021 | 1 | adult | Miles, Claire | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC29836667 |
| Melbourne, Derbyshire | SK32X | 07/08/2020 | 1 | adult | Davison, Tony | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC34064824 |
| Main Street, Kings Newton | SK32Y | 07/08/2020 | 1 | Adult | Soar, Will | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC34059801 |
| Main Street, Kings Newton | SK32Y | 05/08/2020 | 1 | Adult | Soar, Will | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC34059802 |
| Dovedale | SK15K | 19/09/2010 | 1 | Adult | D. Grundy | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COXKG |
| Ashbourne | SK14T | 01/10/2009 | 1 | Larval Mine | Dave Budworth;S.A. Orridge;S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COWYH |
| Strines, New Mills | SJ98T | 17/09/2008 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP4LB |
| Main Street, Kings Newton | SK32Y | 15/07/2008 | 1 | Adult | Soar, Will | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC34680142 |