Glyphipterix thrasonella       Glyphipterix haworthana
19.003 BF396  –  Glyphipterigidae –  Glyphipteriginae – Glyphipterix fuscoviridella – Woodrush Moth – (Haworth, 1828) Adult Micro:  CAT 1 – Distinctive Species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Blue –  Generally Common / Widespread        day-flying – Day-flying
Taxonomy:   Micro  >> .  . >>  Glyphipterigidae  >> Glyphipteriginae
Other Name/s: Plain Fanner
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: Fairly plain looking with unmarked and brassy forewing.
Distribution:  Relatively common in the county on grasslands with Field Wood-rush.
Flight Period: May /  June /  –  On the wing during the day in May & June. Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Dave Evans  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 6 May 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 10-16mm
 Food Plant: Field Wood-rush.
Recorded dates for Common [Blue code Blue-coded] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.
IMAGES BELOW:  Shirley, Derbyshire – Dave Evans ©

Glyphipterix fuscoviridella - Dave Evans
Glyphipterix fuscoviridella – Dave Evans
Glyphipterix fuscoviridella - Dave Evans

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Distribution Map for Glyphipterix fuscoviridella

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Found 36 records
    ↳ 8 from After 2025
    ↳ 18 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 10 from Before 2020

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Monthly Records By Year: Glyphipterix fuscoviridella

Monthly Counts By Year: Glyphipterix fuscoviridella

Recordings By Year: Glyphipterix fuscoviridella

Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Glyphipterix fuscoviridella
AGR: 1.66%   |   Total % Change: 48.5%
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2024

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Glyphipterix fuscoviridella

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Glyphipterix fuscoviridella

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 - Glyphipterix fuscoviridella – 36 records available

Listed by Year - descending

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStage
Glyphipterix fuscoviridellaDWT Wyver LaneSK34P202503/06/202515adult
Glyphipterix fuscoviridellaDWT Hoe Grange QuarrySK25I202509/05/202550adult
Glyphipterix fuscoviridellaDeep DaleSK17Q202519/05/20252adult
Glyphipterix fuscoviridellaDWT Wyver LaneSK34P202513/05/202520adult
Glyphipterix fuscoviridellaDWT Wyver LaneSK34P202528/05/2025150adult
Glyphipterix fuscoviridellaDWT Wyver LaneSK34P202520/05/2025400adult
Glyphipterix fuscoviridellaNational Stone Centre, Wirksworth.SK25X202509/05/202511adult
Glyphipterix fuscoviridellaSlinter Wood, CromfordSK25Y202515/05/20251adult
Glyphipterix fuscoviridellaDWT Wyver LaneSK34P202405/06/202415adult
Glyphipterix fuscoviridellaDWT Wyver LaneSK34P202429/05/202450adult
Glyphipterix fuscoviridellaDWT Wyver LaneSK34P202409/05/2024100adult
Glyphipterix fuscoviridellaDWT Wyver LaneSK34P202429/05/202450adult
Glyphipterix fuscoviridellaDWT Wyver LaneSK34P202415/05/202430adult
Glyphipterix fuscoviridellaDWT Wyver LaneSK34P202421/05/2024100adult
Glyphipterix fuscoviridellaDWT Wyver LaneSK34P202315/06/202311adult
Glyphipterix fuscoviridellaDWT Wyver LaneSK34P202307/06/202350adult
Glyphipterix fuscoviridellaDWT Wyver LaneSK34P202307/06/202314adult
Glyphipterix fuscoviridellaClover Close Meadows Elvaston - S3SK43B202307/05/20235
Glyphipterix fuscoviridellaClover Close, ElvastonSK43B202307/05/202355adult
Glyphipterix fuscoviridellaClover Close Meadows Elvaston - S1SK43B202307/05/202325
Glyphipterix fuscoviridellaClover Close Meadows Elvaston - S2SK43B202307/05/202325
Glyphipterix fuscoviridellaDeep Dale, Taddington, Derbyshire, UKSK17Q202225/05/20223adult
Glyphipterix fuscoviridellaSK15/1458 Biggin DaleSK15P202229/05/20222adult
Glyphipterix fuscoviridellaSK15/1457 Biggin DaleSK15N202229/05/20225adult
Glyphipterix fuscoviridellaHathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F202128/05/20211adult
Glyphipterix fuscoviridellaCrich Chase Meadows DWTSK35L202019/05/202010adult
Glyphipterix fuscoviridellaCrich Chase,AmbergateSK35L201223/05/20121Adult
Glyphipterix fuscoviridellaBiggin Dale, nr HartingtonSK15P201104/06/20111Adult
Glyphipterix fuscoviridellaFlagshaw Brook (swamp), Kirk LangleySK23Z201105/05/20111Adult
Glyphipterix fuscoviridellaMount Pleasant (meadows), TurnditchSK24Y201107/05/20111Adult
Glyphipterix fuscoviridellaWest Hallam (tip)SK44L201103/05/20111Adult
Glyphipterix fuscoviridellaCrich Chase meadows,AmbergateSK35L201125/04/20111Adult
Glyphipterix fuscoviridellaTideswell DaleSK17L200709/06/20071Adult
Glyphipterix fuscoviridellaForemark Resr, TicknallSK32H200630/05/200610Adult
Glyphipterix fuscoviridellaLinacre Resr, Chesterfield (site not precise)SK37G199722/05/19971Larval Mine
Glyphipterix fuscoviridellaMonks Dale,TideswellSK17H197520/06/19751Adult

 
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