4.089 BF37 – White-banded Dot – Ectoedemia albifasciella – (Heinemann, 1871)
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
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– difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.Confusion Species: Ectoedemia subbimaculella, Ectoedemia heringi
ID pointers: No information at this time
Distribution: (Last record: 30 September 2025 at Markham Vale South Tip ) – Uncertain due to insufficient data. Leaf Mine found at Markham Vale 30/9/2025
General Comment: None Mine Period Additional: The larvae mine the leaves of Oak. At first the mine begins with a narrow gallery following the midrib or a vein, and then becoming a rectangular blotch with frass gathered towards one end
Mine ID Difficulty: Not Recorded
Mine Type/s: Not Recorded
Mine Feeding Method/s: Not Recorded
Mine Comment: None.
*** Last updated on 12 October 2025 by TD ***
Last Recorded Year: 2025
Last Recorded By – Mark Radford
Last Recorded General Area – Markham Vale South Tip
Selected Images:
Markham Vale 30th Sept 2025 – Mark Radford© / Buxton – Steve Orridge©
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Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 1995 - 1995) | Immatures: (between 2001 - 2025)
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Distribution Map for Ectoedemia albifasciella
Found 16 records
↳ from 2026+
↳ 7 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 9 from Before 2020
↳ from 2026+
↳ 7 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 9 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Ectoedemia albifasciella
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the map does give a general indication of the moth's distribution across the UK.
Monthly Records By Year:
Ectoedemia albifasciella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year:
Ectoedemia albifasciella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Ectoedemia albifasciella
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Ectoedemia albifasciella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Ectoedemia albifasciella
AGR: 2.93% | Total % Change: 100%
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Ectoedemia albifasciella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Ectoedemia albifasciella
Ectoedemia albifasciella
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
Ectoedemia albifasciella
Ectoedemia albifasciella
( 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 - Ectoedemia albifasciella – 16 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Recorder | Source | RecordKey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markham Vale South Tip | SK47K | 07/10/2025 | 3 | mine | Radford, Mark | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC45831515 |
| Markham Vale South Tip | SK47K | 30/09/2025 | 1 | mine | Radford, Mark | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC45715989 |
| Pottery Wood | SK32G | 05/11/2024 | 1 | Mine | Finch, Graham Leonard | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC41038950 |
| Burton upon Trent | SK32P | 05/11/2024 | 1 | Mine | Finch, Graham Leonard | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC41038904 |
| Lower Gamesley VC | SK09C | 31/08/2024 | 1 | mine | Hind, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC38243517 |
| Calke Park | SK32R | 07/10/2023 | 1 | Mine | Finch, Graham Leonard | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC35105501 |
| Carver's Rocks | SK32G | 30/09/2023 | 1 | Mine | Finch, Graham Leonard | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC35106074 |
| Grange Wood | SK21S | 13/09/2018 | 1 | Mine | Finch, Graham Leonard | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC35106429 |
| Bamford | SK28B | 21/09/2010 | 1 | Larval Mine | K. McCabe;S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP6OB |
| Ladybower Resr | SK18U | 03/09/2010 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP6KS |
| Linacre Wood | SK37G | 13/10/2009 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COWZS |
| Carr Vale NR,Bolsover | SK46P | 13/09/2006 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COW8H |
| Carr Vale NR,Bolsover | SK47K | 13/09/2006 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP3MW |
| Brackley Gate, nr Coxbench | SK34W | 03/11/2001 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP1FJ |
| Cubley, nr Ashbourne | SK13P | 04/10/2001 | 1 | Larval Mine | S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001CP1EY |
| Clough Wood (nr stream), Darley Dale | SK26K | 27/05/1995 | 1 | Adult | VC57 Derbyshire Recorder | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COQTK |