4.042 .... B&F 0067
Stigmella plagicolella (Stainton, 1854)
Status .....Found to be common and widespread at many Nottinghamshire sites with Blackthorn.
..
Photographed on Blackthorn at Holborn Hill Plantation August 2010   Photographed on Blackthorn near Eakring Flash July 2005
 
..
Leaf mines showing a more elongated blotch than the more typical circular blotches in the above photographs. Photographed on Blackthorn at Eakring Meadows NR October 2010.
 
 
Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Stigmella plagicolella
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Jerry Clough. Tim Sexton. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Martin Gray. Nick and Samantha Brownley. Graham Beeley.

You can contribute your own records to help us gain an accurate status of this species in Nottinghamshire. Send an Excel spreadsheet of your records via the 'contact us' link at the top of the homepage.

Updated March 2025
copyright © Trevor and Dilys Pendleton (www.eakringbirds.com) . .
Moth Photo Gallery - Thumbnail version
Moth Photo Gallery - Text version