4.079X  –  Nepticulidae –  Nepticulinae – Zimmermannia atrifrontella/longicaudella Larval Case:  C4 – As C3 but also a Gen.Det. required – Gen. Det. Required       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
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Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Nepticulidae  >> Nepticulinae
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ID Difficulty:  Red – difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
Confusion Species: atrifrontella/longicaudella
Distribution:  (Last record: 12 August 2025 at Norton Lees )  –  The UK status and distribution of this pair is insufficiently known.
Zimmermannia atrifrontella: Found in woodland in south-eastern England from Kent to Wiltshire and Dorset. Zimmermannia longicaudella: Trapped in Britain for the first time in Buckinghamshire on 12 July 2009 Both species mine in the bark of Oak and are indistinguishable from each other in this stage.
Flight Period: June /  July /  August /  September /  Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Pete Mella  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 22 August 2025 by RP ***
Last Recorded Year: 2025
Last Recorded By – Pete Mella
Last Recorded General Area – Norton Lees

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Norton Lees (Aug2025) Pete Mella©

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Distribution Map for Zimmermannia atrifrontella/longicaudella

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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 - No LSID found for: Zimmermannia atrifrontella/longicaudella
This moth may be an aggregate and as such no specific records of distribution exist.


Monthly Records By Year: Zimmermannia atrifrontella/longicaudella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
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Monthly Counts By Year: Zimmermannia atrifrontella/longicaudella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


First/Last Recorded Dates: Zimmermannia atrifrontella/longicaudella
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Recordings By Year: Zimmermannia atrifrontella/longicaudella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Zimmermannia atrifrontella/longicaudella
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%
Zimmermannia atrifrontella/longicaudella
Insufficient records/data for an AGR analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025
Zimmermannia atrifrontella/longicaudella
Insufficient records/data for a CUSUM analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Zimmermannia atrifrontella/longicaudella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Zimmermannia atrifrontella/longicaudella
( 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.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Zimmermannia atrifrontella/longicaudella – 0 records available

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No records found for Zimmermannia atrifrontella/longicaudella.

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