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70.101 BF1775  –  Geometridae –  Larentiinae – Colostygia multistrigaria – Mottled Grey – (Haworth, 1809) Adult Macro:  CAT 2 – Can be confused with other species – Can be confused with other species       PDF Icon – click for Adult Macro Verification Guidelines
Blue –  Generally Common / Widespread   
Taxonomy:   Macro   >>  Geometridae  >> Larentiinae
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
ID pointers:  A spring time species, delicately marked and exhibits a series of greyish cross-lines and bands and chequered veins. These markings distinguish the species from any other spring flying moth.
Distribution:  A resident species that is locally common and widely distributed and abundant in some parts of Derbyshire. Highest numbers seem to be located in the Peak District, especially on the gritstone moors. It is absent from the southern areas of the county.
Flight Period: March /  April /  –  On the wing between March – April. Moth Activity: Nocturnal  Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Jane & Phil Lester; Christian Heintzen  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 26-31mm
Forewing: 13-17mm Food Plant: Lady’s Bedstraw & other Bedstraws.
Recorded dates for Common [Blue code Blue-coded] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.
Selected Images:  Curbar, North Derbyshire – Image by Jane and Phil Lester © / Glossop – Christian Heintzen©

Mottled Grey
Mottled Grey - 9th March 2025 - Glossop -Christian Heintzen
Mottled Grey – 9th March 2025 – Glossop -Christian Heintzen
Mottled Grey - 9th March 2025 - Glossop -Christian Heintzen


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Mottled Grey - 9th March 2025 - Glossop -Christian Heintzen

Distribution Map for Colostygia multistrigaria

Found 200 records
    ↳ 9 from After 2025
    ↳ 53 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 138 from Before 2020
Flying
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Colostygia multistrigaria

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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: Colostygia multistrigaria
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

Shading shows moth presence between dates

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Recordings By Year: Colostygia multistrigaria
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Colostygia multistrigaria
AGR: 2.53%   |   Total % Change: 77.8%


CUSUM Analysis: Colostygia multistrigaria
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 5 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 8 (August) 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 2020, 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: Colostygia multistrigaria
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Colostygia multistrigaria
( 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 - Colostygia multistrigaria – 200 records available

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

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
Darwin ForestSK26X03/04/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Buxton (w)SK07R11/04/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Monsal Trail DerbyshireSK17R10/03/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G07/03/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Hague Street, Hay MeadowSK09G09/03/20253adultvc57_irecords_extract
FroggattSK27N24/03/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ashford in the Water, Old Marble MillSK16Z27/03/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ashford in the Water, Old Marble Mill.SK16Z27/03/20254adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S30/03/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S29/03/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Longdendale, Wildboar CloughSK09U06/03/20242adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ashford Marble MillSK16Z13/03/202412adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ashford Marble MillSK16Z18/03/20245adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S26/03/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Coal Aston VillageSK37U21/02/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Longdendale, Wildboar CloughSK09U15/02/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Froggatt, Hope ValleySK27N20/02/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft AveSK07S28/04/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Brown HillSK09L01/04/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Shawmoor PlantationSK09F04/04/20236adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Hague Street, Hay meadowSK09G05/04/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L08/04/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, The TwitchlingsSK09K15/04/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Longdendale, Wildboar CloughSK09U16/04/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F17/03/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
White Knowle Road, BuxtonSK07R19/03/20231Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I17/03/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft AveSK07S31/03/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L17/03/20232adultvc57_irecords_extract
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G19/03/20232adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L20/03/20232adultvc57_irecords_extract
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G21/03/20233adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, The TwitchlingsSK09K23/03/20233adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I16/02/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Hague Street, Hay meadowSK09G09/02/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G11/02/20232adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L21/02/202313adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Hague Street, Hay meadowSK09G22/02/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Hague Street, Hay meadowSK09G26/01/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ferneydale AvenueSK07Q11/04/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
HathersageSK28F15/04/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
HathersageSK28F17/04/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Buxton SK, UKSK07S19/03/20221Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F11/03/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ferneydale AvenueSK07Q15/03/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ferneydale AvenueSK07Q22/03/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ferneydale AvenueSK07Q27/03/20224adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft AveSK07S21/03/20222adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S02/04/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop SK, UKSK09G31/03/20211Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F24/03/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F30/03/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I31/03/20211Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S19/03/20213adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S22/03/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
HathersageSK28F19/03/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ferneydale AvenueSK07Q30/03/20213adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ferneydale AvenueSK07Q31/03/20218adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I03/04/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I05/04/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F30/03/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I13/03/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S19/04/20191adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I08/03/20191adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I20/03/20191adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S22/03/20191adultvc57_irecords_extract
Barbrook Resvr, BaslowSK27T27/03/20196Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Stretton Handley School - Beresford LnSK36Q08/04/20181Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I06/04/20181adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I18/04/20181adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I13/03/20171adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I19/03/20172adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I30/03/20171adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I13/02/20171adultvc57_irecords_extract
Kinder Bank Wood, HayfieldSK08N22/04/20161Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pleasley Pit CP, PleasleySK46X22/04/20161Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ladycroft AveSK07S20/03/20161adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft AveSK07S22/03/20161adultvc57_irecords_extract
Welbeck Drive,WingerworthSK36T15/04/20151Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ladycroft AveSK07S01/04/20141adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft AveSK07S04/04/20141adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft AveSK07S11/04/20141adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft AveSK07S16/03/20141adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft AveSK07S29/03/20141adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hillside, The Hillock, Curbur, CalverSK27M29/03/20141Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Hillside, The Hillock, Curbur, CalverSK27M30/03/20141Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Hillside, The Hillock, Curbur, CalverSK27M31/03/20142Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ladycroft AveSK07S06/05/20131adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft AveSK07S23/04/20132adultvc57_irecords_extract
The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley DaleSK26R02/04/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ladycroft Ave,BuxtonSK07S01/04/20122Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S01/04/20122Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Matlock, DerbyshireSK26V18/03/20121Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Welbeck Drive,WingerworthSK36T16/03/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R03/03/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R09/03/20122Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R15/03/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ladycroft Ave,BuxtonSK07S20/03/20123Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Buxton (Cote Heath Allotments - plot )SK07R22/03/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ladycroft Ave,BuxtonSK07S30/03/20124Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R09/03/20122Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S20/03/20123Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R03/03/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R15/03/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S30/03/20124Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Oaks Barn Cottage, Monyash Rd, Over Haddon, BakewellSK26D02/04/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Cordwell Valley, Owler BarSK37D13/04/20116Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Froggatt Edge,FroggattSK27N25/03/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R25/03/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clough Wood,Darley DaleSK26K29/03/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R29/03/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R14/03/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R20/03/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Leash Fen,BaslowSK27X22/03/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Welbeck Drive,WingerworthSK36T24/03/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ladycroft Ave,BuxtonSK07S25/03/20112Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R26/03/20112Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ladycroft Ave,BuxtonSK07S30/03/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S25/03/20112Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S30/03/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Cross Green Cottages,Flint Lane,South DarleySK26Q09/05/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley DaleSK26R11/04/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Buxton (Cote Heath Allotments - plot )SK07R01/04/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N04/04/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N03/04/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Monsal Trail (above Water-cum-Jolly Dale)SK17R17/04/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N04/04/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N03/04/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Calke Park Ridge from Fisherman's Car ParkSK32R24/04/20072adultvc57_irecords_extract
Calke Park,TicknallSK32R24/04/20072Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Buxton SK, UKSK07S12/04/20041Adultvc57_irecords_extract
St Charles Close, HadfieldSK09D13/04/20031Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
St Charles Close, HadfieldSK09D13/04/20031Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Stoney MiddletonSK27H09/04/20021Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Stevens Rd, SandiacreSK43T08/06/19961Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Parkway, New MillsSK08D25/04/19961Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Woodlands, Combs, Chapel en le FrithSK07P11/04/19931Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Woodlands, Combs, Chapel en le FrithSK07P12/04/19931Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Woodlands, Combs, Chapel en le FrithSK07P28/03/19922Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Parkway, New MillsSK08D08/05/19911Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Woodlands, Combs, Chapel en le FrithSK07P31/03/19903Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Parkway, New MillsSK08D31/03/19881Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Matlock (Teacher Training College)SK36A02/05/19831Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Matlock (Teacher Training College)SK36A29/04/19831Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Matlock (Teacher Training College)SK36A21/03/19831Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Hellbank Plantation, Beeley (site not precise)SK26Y02/04/19821Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Hell Bank Plantation,BeeleySK26Z03/04/19821Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X11/04/198157Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X12/04/198114Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X01/04/198134Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X03/04/198158Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X04/04/198151Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X05/04/1981138Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X05/04/19815Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X06/04/19811Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X08/04/198127Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X09/04/198173Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X10/04/198162Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X26/03/19811Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X27/03/19814Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X28/03/19812Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X29/03/198114Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X30/03/19817Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Matlock (Teacher Training College)SK36A05/03/19811Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X24/04/19802Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X26/04/19805Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X27/04/19801Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X12/04/19805Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X13/04/198029Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X14/04/19809Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X15/04/198059Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X04/04/198011Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X05/04/19803Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X06/04/19804Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X10/04/19808Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X11/04/19809Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X16/04/198011Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X17/04/19801Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X28/04/19801Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X29/04/19801Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X09/03/19801Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X24/03/19801Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X27/03/19801Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X31/03/19801Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Atlow Mill, Derbs.SK24J16/04/19742Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Slagmill Plantation,Beeley MoorSK36E08/04/19661Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Beeley Moor, Beeley (site not precies)SK26Z22/04/19651Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Beeley Moor, Beeley (site not precise)SK26Z22/04/19651Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Slagmill Plantation,Beeley MoorSK36E17/04/19641Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Slagmill Plantation,Beeley MoorSK36E17/04/19641Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Manners Wood,BakewellSK26J07/05/19601Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Slagmill Plantation,Beeley MoorSK36E18/04/19601Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Sleigh Wood, Subbing Court, ChesterfieldSK36T18/04/19601Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Newbold Ave, ChesterfieldSK37R23/04/19601Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
White Hart Hotel, Walton, ChesterfieldSK36P05/04/19602Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Beeley Moor, Beeley (site not precies)SK26Z07/04/19602Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Manners Wood,BakewellSK26J30/04/19601Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Beeley Moor, Beeley (site not precise)SK26Z07/04/19602Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Lathkill Dale (bottom end of dale), BakewellSK26C01/04/19593Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Sleigh Wood, Stubbing CourtSK36N12/04/19592Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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