4.023 BF108 – Hawthorn Dot – Stigmella crataegella – (Klimesch, 1936)
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.Confusion Species: Stigmella hybnerella, Stigmella regiella
ID pointers: Narrow bronzy forewings with broad silvery fascia, and purplish tinged outside this.
Distribution: (Last record: 20 August 2025 at Wyver Lane, Belper ) – Uncertain due to insufficient data – 1987 Dale – First records since 2010 – 62 Mines surveyed on 20/8/2025 on Hawthron at Wyver Lane, Belper
General Comment: None Mine Period Additional: Slender gallery often following leaf margin, broadening abruptly with sharp hairpin-like bends.
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 – Dave Evans
Last Recorded General Area – Wyver Lane, Belper
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Temporal Distribution Chart
Immatures: (between 2001 - 2025)
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Distribution Map for Stigmella crataegella
Found 9 records
↳ from 2026+
↳ 4 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 5 from Before 2020
↳ from 2026+
↳ 4 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 5 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Stigmella crataegella
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Monthly Records By Year:
Stigmella crataegella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year:
Stigmella crataegella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Stigmella crataegella
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Stigmella crataegella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Stigmella crataegella
AGR: 12.73% | Total % Change: 1675%
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Stigmella crataegella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Stigmella crataegella
Stigmella crataegella
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 crataegella
Stigmella crataegella
( 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 crataegella – 9 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 | 09/09/2025 | 4 | mine (empty) | Evans, Dave | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC45208280 |
| DWT Wyver Lane | SK34P | 02/09/2025 | 4 | mine (empty) | Evans, Dave | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC45019511 |
| DWT Wyver Lane | SK34P | 20/08/2025 | 62 | mine (empty) | Evans, Dave | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44638479 |
| DWT Wyver Lane | SK34P | 13/08/2025 | 1 | mine (empty) | Evans, Dave | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44440556 |
| Ladybower Resr | SK18U | 03/09/2010 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COXIQ |
| Howden Resr | SK19L | 25/08/2010 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP09A |
| Upper Wood, Howden Resr | SK19R | 25/08/2010 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP09R |
| Oaks Barn Cottage, Monyash Rd, Over Haddon, Bakewell | SK26D | 19/09/2008 | 1 | Larval Mine | Dave Budworth;S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP4M1 |
| Abbotsholme School, Rocester | SK13E | 04/10/2001 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP1EQ |