4.026 BF100 – Fruit-tree Dot – Stigmella oxyacanthella – (Stainton, 1854)
Adult Micro: CAT 4 – Dissection required – 
Leaf-miner: CAT L – The leaf or a Photo required – 
Larval Case: C1 – Distinctive Species –
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Leaf-miner: CAT L – The leaf or a Photo required – Larval Case: C1 – Distinctive Species – – 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 paradoxa, Stigmella nylandriella
ID pointers: Plain dark forewings with a hint of purple and an orange head
Distribution: (Last record: 29 October 2025 at Sunnydale LNR, Derby ) – Uncertain due to insufficient data
General Comment: None Mine Period Additional: The larvae mine the leaves of hawthorn, apple and one or two other species. The mine is initially narrow with linear frass, but becomes wide with reddish frass in neat arcs. The larva is bright green.
Mine ID Difficulty: Not Recorded
Mine Type/s: Not Recorded
Mine Feeding Method/s: Not Recorded
Mine Comment: None.
*** Last updated on 13 December 2025 by TD ***
Last Recorded Year: 2025
Last Recorded By – Andrew-John Shervill
Last Recorded General Area – Sunnydale LNR, Derby
Selected Images:
Rose End Meadows (2009) – Steve Orridge© / Sunnydale LNR, Derby 29/10/2025 – Andrew-John Shervill©
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Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 2025 - 2025) | Immatures: (between 2001 - 2025)
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Distribution Map for Stigmella oxyacanthella
Found 25 records
↳ from 2026+
↳ 7 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 18 from Before 2020
↳ from 2026+
↳ 7 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 18 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Stigmella oxyacanthella
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Monthly Records By Year:
Stigmella oxyacanthella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year:
Stigmella oxyacanthella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Stigmella oxyacanthella
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Stigmella oxyacanthella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Stigmella oxyacanthella
AGR: 5.14% | Total % Change: 233.3%
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Stigmella oxyacanthella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Stigmella oxyacanthella
Stigmella oxyacanthella
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 oxyacanthella
Stigmella oxyacanthella
( 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 oxyacanthella – 25 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Recorder | Source | RecordKey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunnydale LNR | SK33G | 29/10/2025 | 3 | mine | Shervill, Andrew | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC46150954 |
| Markham Vale, Hall Lane Pond | SK47H | 05/10/2025 | 6 | mine | Radford, Mark | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC45797695 |
| Sunnydale LNR | SK33G | 28/09/2025 | 1 | adult | Shervill, Andrew | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC45674508 |
| Limestone Way near Millers Dale | SK17G | 14/10/2024 | 1 | mine | Harvey, Martin C. | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC38900305 |
| River Derwent, Derby | SK33S | 21/09/2024 | 1 | mine | Neil Gregory | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC38567699 |
| Calke Park | SK32R | 07/10/2023 | 1 | Mine | Finch, Graham Leonard | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC35105495 |
| Calke Park | SK32R | 01/10/2023 | 1 | Mine | Finch, Graham Leonard | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC35105523 |
| Millers Dale | SK17G | 03/09/2011 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COU5M |
| Thorpe, Dovedale | SK15K | 13/10/2010 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.A. Orridge;S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COTQW |
| Kirk Dale, Ashford in the Water | SK16Z | 22/09/2010 | 1 | Larva | Orridge, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44257387 |
| Ashford in the Water | SK16Z | 22/09/2010 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.A. Orridge;S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP6P4 |
| Lathkill Dale | SK26D | 04/09/2010 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP6LY |
| Hopton Wood NR, Cromford | SK25T | 16/10/2009 | 1 | Larval Mine | Dave Budworth;S.A. Orridge;S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP55K |
| Rose End Meadow | SK25Y | 16/10/2009 | 1 | mine | Orridge, Steve; Hind, Steve, Budworth, Dave | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC40312698 |
| Cromford, Matlock DE, UK | SK25Y | 16/10/2009 | 1 | Larva | Orridge, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44257391 |
| Rose End Meadows NR,Cromford | SK25Y | 16/10/2009 | 1 | Larval Mine | Dave Budworth;S.A. Orridge;S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP56A |
| Coombs Dale,Stoney Middleton | SK27H | 12/10/2009 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COWZ8 |
| Hope | SK18R | 07/10/2009 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COSZW |
| Norbury | SK14G | 01/10/2009 | 1 | Larval Mine | Dave Budworth;S.A. Orridge;S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COWYB |
| Tissington Trail, Ashbourne | SK14T | 01/10/2009 | 1 | Larval Mine | Dave Budworth;S.A. Orridge;S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP05Q |
| Monsall Trail, Buxton | SK17L | 14/09/2008 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COSNY |
| Shallcross Wood, Goyt Valley, Whaley Bridge | SK07E | 26/09/2006 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP9YJ |
| Carr Vale NR,Bolsover | SK47K | 13/09/2006 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP3ND |
| Broomfield Hall, Morley, Derby | SK34V | 03/11/2001 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP1FF |
| Abbotsholme School, Rocester | SK13E | 04/10/2001 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP1EU |