16.022 BF443  –  Yponomeutidae –  Yponomeutinae – Cedestis subfasciella – Barred Needle-miner – (Stephens, 1834) Adult Micro:  CAT 2 – Confusion Species –       Leaf-miner:  CAT L – The leaf or a Photo required – reared and possibly dissected       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Black – Uncertain/Unknown – Insufficient Data        purple – Leaf Miner
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Yponomeutidae  >> Yponomeutinae
Other Name/s: Brown Pine Ermine
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Cedestis gysseleniella
(Double-barred Needle-miner):
ID pointers: A tiny micro with a whitish to pale brown head and thorax. A reddish/golden brown forewing with a whitish cross-band. Forewing is also variably marked with scattered dark tipped white scales.
Distribution:  (Last record: 30 May 2025 at Shirland )  –  Uncertain very few records – Harrison & Sterling show records from 1916;1975 & 1972 – DaNES 2 records one from 1993 & one from 1995 and iRecord 2021 & 2022. One from Shirland 30th May 2025.
Flight Period: March /  April /  May /  June /  July /  –  A long emergence period from March to July Mine Period: January /  February /  March /  April /  December /   – The larvae mine the internal needles of the food plant Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Nikki Mahadevan  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 31 May 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 9-11mm
Food Plant: Pine
Last Recorded Year: 2025
Last Recorded By – Nikki Mahadevan
Last Recorded General Area – Shirland

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Distribution Map for Cedestis subfasciella

Found 6 records
    ↳ 2 from After 2025
    ↳ 2 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 2 from Before 2020

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Bedrock Geology ** indirectly affects moth distribution by influencing the type of habitat and food plants available in an area. In turn, this may affect the types of moths that can thrive, or where they can most likely be found.

Land-cover * shows the variety of land-cover within the VC57 area, based on the CORINE (Coordination of Information on the Environment) forty-four thematic classes of land-cover. This will show, to a greater or lesser degree, the number and variety of moths found in different land-cover types. The UK continues to operate within the Copernicus programme, with the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) providing Corine Land Cover (CLC) datasets for the UK and its territories.


NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Cedestis subfasciella

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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.

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Monthly Records By Year: Cedestis subfasciella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Monthly Counts By Year: Cedestis subfasciella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


First/Last Recorded Dates: Cedestis subfasciella
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]

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Recordings By Year: Cedestis subfasciella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Cedestis subfasciella
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%


CUSUM Analysis: Cedestis subfasciella
About this chart: CUSUM (Cumulative Sum) charts track long-term trends in moth populations [ filtered by 'Adult' and 'Mine' life stages ] by showing whether each year’s counts are above or below the historical average. Even small shifts build up over time, making trends of growth, stability, or decline easier to see. CUSUM highlights trend-consistency — asking: “Across the years, have moth counts mostly stayed above or below average?”
The data sample has 23 gap year/s here (zero records) between 2000 and 2025. The moth may have been present in those gap years, but no data was available. Too many year-gaps may exaggerate or skew the chart.

Counts for the current year (2025) are pro-rated based on data available up to month 7 (July) to provide a full-year equivalent.

Purple line rises = years better than average; falls = years worse than average.
Peak (best year) Trough (worst year) Growth periods Decline periods
Population peaked around 2025, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2022, showing a significant decline.

What the Y-axis "Cumulative Deviation" means: Cumulative Deviation shows the running total of how each year’s moth population count differs from the long-term average. i

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Cedestis subfasciella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Cedestis subfasciella
( 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 2020-2025.

Mine Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Cedestis subfasciella
( 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 2020-2025.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Cedestis subfasciella – 6 records available

Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Cedestis subfasciellaDarwin ForestSK26X202530/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Cedestis subfasciellaShirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z202530/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Cedestis subfasciellaShirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z202216/07/20221Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Cedestis subfasciellaMidway, Derbys.SK32A202104/06/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Cedestis subfasciellaActon Rd Ind Est, Long EatonSK43W199519/07/19951Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Cedestis subfasciellaDeerlands Rd, Ashgate, ChesterfieldSK37K199324/07/19931Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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