Yorkshire Status: Rare and very local resident.

Beaumont, 2002: VC63. Rossington, 10.8.1996, seven 23.5-31.8.1999, three 16.6-13.9.1999 (RIH). NEW COUNTY RECORD.

Argus 50, 2005: VC64. Ellington Banks MoD, 7.9.2005 det. HEB (CHF, JCW, SPW). NEW VICE-COUNTY RECORD.

VC65. Thorpe Perrow arboretum, mine on oak 21.10.2004, moth reared 17.3.2005; Hutton Conyers 17.8.2005 det. HEB (CHF). NEW VICE-COUNTY RECORD.

Argus 58, 2009: VC62. Skelton, 22.6.2009 gen. det. HEB (DM). NEW VICE-COUNTY RECORD.

2013 (CHF): Since its discovery in the county in 1996, this species has proved to be one of the most commonly encountered species of oak-feeding Stigmella, both as adults to light and leaf mines. Along with most of the other oak-feeding Stigmella species it cannot be safely identified as a mine and the adult should be bred out. The egg is laid on the underside of the leaf, almost always close to a thick vein. The mine is a fairly long, rather slender corridor. The frass is in a broad, often interrupted central band and may be coiled. The mine is quite variable. This species also mines sweet chestnut and is (probably!) the only Stigmella to do so in Britain.

Argus 75, 2015: Since the first record in 1999 this moth has proved to be widespread and is now recorded from all five vice-counties.

VC61. Hessle, mine on sweet chestnut 13.8.2015 (BWa). NEW VICE-COUNTY RECORD.

Verification Grade Comment: If on sweet chestnut otherwise needs breeding out and dissecting

Recorded in 24 (12%) of 200 10k Squares. First Recorded in 1988. Last Recorded in 2023. Additional Stats

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