Leaf-miner: CAT L – The leaf or a Photo required – Larval Case: C1 – Distinctive Species – 
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– Leaf Miner
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– easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.ID pointers: Easily recognised by the overall dark brown forewing colour with opposite whitish spots located on the costa and dorsum – an orangish head and a whitish border to the cilia.
Distribution: (Last record: 2025 at Staunton Harold Res (leaf Mine) ) – Uncertain due to insufficient data – only records are 26/09/2006 Shallcross Wood Field Observation – Leaf Mine / Norbury 1/10/2009 – Leaf Mine – Leaf mine on Alder at Staunton Harold Reservoir 28/10/2025. Adults are difficult to locate
General Comment: None Mine Period Additional: The larvae create a tenanted mine in the leaf of Alder, sometimes Bog Myrtle, feeding on the upper-side rather than the underside of the leaf. Once the larvae leave the leaf they then feed on the underside.
Mine ID Difficulty: Not Recorded
Mine Type/s: Not Recorded
Mine Feeding Method/s: Not Recorded
Mine Comment: None.
*** Last updated on 29 October 2025 by TD ***
Last Recorded Year: 2025
Last Recorded By – Tony Davison
Last Recorded General Area – Staunton Harold Res (leaf Mine)
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Staunton Harold Reservoir 28/10/2025 – Tony Davison©
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Distribution Map for Bucculatrix cidarella
Found 7 records
↳ from 2026+
↳ 1 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 6 from Before 2020
↳ from 2026+
↳ 1 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 6 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Bucculatrix cidarella
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Note – the NBN Atlas datasets are listed in the map below and vary in their currency (uptodateness) – however,
the map does give a general indication of the moth's distribution across the UK.
Monthly Records By Year:
Bucculatrix cidarella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year: Bucculatrix cidarella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Bucculatrix cidarella
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Bucculatrix cidarella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Bucculatrix cidarella
AGR: 0% | Total % Change: 0%
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Bucculatrix cidarella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Bucculatrix cidarella
Bucculatrix cidarella
( data includes Adult Stage only )
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
Bucculatrix cidarella
Bucculatrix cidarella
( 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 - Bucculatrix cidarella – 7 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staunton Harold Reservoir, Derbyshire | SK32S | 28/10/2025 | 1 | mine | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Bamford | SK28B | 21/09/2010 | 1 | Larval Mine | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Ladybower Resr | SK18U | 03/09/2010 | 1 | Larval Mine | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Slippery Stones,Upper Derwent | SK19S | 25/08/2010 | 1 | Larval Mine | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Howden Resr | SK19S | 25/08/2010 | 1 | Larval Mine | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Norbury | SK14G | 01/10/2009 | 1 | Larval Mine | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Shallcross Wood, Goyt Valley, Whaley Bridge | SK07E | 26/09/2006 | 1 | Larval Mine | vc57_danes_bc_data |