70.227 BF1907  –  Geometridae –  Ennominae – Epione repandaria – Bordered Beauty – (Hufnagel, 1767) Adult Macro:  CAT 1 – Distinctive species unlikely to be confused with others –       PDF Icon – click for Adult Macro Verification Guidelines

Green –  Rare / Uncommon / Scarce   
Taxonomy:   Macro   >>  Geometridae  >> Ennominae
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: A large moth that is distinctive. Attractively marked with orange and purple shades across both upper-wing surfaces. Bright orange veins, also a dark wavy cross-line near the trailing edge of the forewing and another that tapers to a point near the basal area.
Distribution:  (Last record: August 2024 )  –  A resident but scarce and locally distributed in Derbyshire. Restricted to the south of the county and the population is precarious with very few records. Between 2013 – 2018 only 3 reports of this species. Five records in years 2021, 2022 and 2023 from scattered locations. 
Flight Period: July /  August /  September /  –  On the wing July – September – one generation Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Tony Davison  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 21 July 2025 by WS ***
Wingspan: 25-30mm
Forewing: 13-16mm
Food Plant: Sallows, Poplars, Alder and Hazel
Last Recorded Year: August 2024
Last Recorded By – Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area – Not Recorded

IMAGES BELOW:  Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Images by Tony Davison © 

Distribution Map for Epione repandaria

Found 61 records
    ↳ 6 from After 2025
    ↳ 11 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 44 from Before 2020

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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 for – Epione repandaria

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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: Epione repandaria
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

Shading shows moth presence between dates

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Recordings By Year: Epione repandaria
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Epione repandaria
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%


CUSUM Analysis: Epione repandaria
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 13 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 7 (July) 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 2005, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2023, 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: Epione repandaria
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Epione repandaria
( 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 - Epione repandaria – 61 records available

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

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Epione repandariaMelbourne, DerbyshireSK32X202501/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Epione repandariaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202505/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Epione repandariaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202508/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Epione repandariaMidway, Derbys.SK32A202513/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Epione repandariaInkersall gardenSK47G202518/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Epione repandariaMatlock, DerbyshireSK26V202530/06/20251Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Epione repandariaStonebroom.SK45E202419/08/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Epione repandariaMarkham Vale DerbyshireSK47L202426/08/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Epione repandariaStaveley DerbyshireSK47H202422/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Epione repandariaWest Park Fox Covert LNRSK43W202431/07/20243adultvc57_irecords_extract
Epione repandariaWoodland AveSK43R202325/08/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Epione repandariacarsington water, DerbyshireSK25L202326/07/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Epione repandariaLong Eaton - Marlborough RoadSK43X202330/06/20231Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Epione repandariaForbes Hole LNRSK43W202215/07/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Epione repandariaShirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z202229/07/20221Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Epione repandariaShirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z202131/07/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Epione repandariaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y202012/08/20201Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Epione repandariaWaingroves WoodsSK44E201818/07/20181adultvc57_irecords_extract
Epione repandariaLong Eaton - Marlborough RoadSK43X201813/07/20181Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Epione repandariaBriar Close,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V201419/07/20141Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Epione repandariaBriar Close,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V201223/07/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Epione repandariaBriar Close,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V201223/07/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Epione repandariaThe Elms,Sawley Rd,DraycottSK43L201101/08/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Epione repandariaDrum Hill Scout CampSK34Q201131/07/20111adultvc57_irecords_extract
Epione repandariaMain St,TicknallSK32R200601/08/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Epione repandariaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y200501/08/20051Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Epione repandariaMain St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y200501/08/20052Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Epione repandariaRosliston (National Forest Centre), SwadlincoteSK21N200406/08/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Epione repandariaRosliston (National Forest Centre), SwadlincoteSK21N200406/08/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Epione repandariaWilmot St, Sawley, Long EatonSK43R199718/08/19971Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Epione repandariaThe Field,Shipley,IlkestonSK44M199721/08/19971Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Epione repandariaWilmot St, Sawley, Long EatonSK43R199718/08/19971Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Epione repandariaThe Field,Shipley,IlkestonSK44M199721/08/19971Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Epione repandariaGolden Brook NR, Breaston, Long Eaton (site not precise)SK43R199515/07/19951Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Epione repandariaElvaston Park, DerbySK43B199313/08/19931Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Epione repandariaPond House, Mapperley Res, IlkestonSK44G198729/08/19871Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Epione repandariaPond House, Mapperley Res, IlkestonSK44G198729/08/19871Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Epione repandariaElvaston Castle Country ParkSK43B198605/09/19861adultvc57_irecords_extract
Epione repandariaElvaston Park, Derby (site not precise)SK43B198605/09/19861Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Epione repandariaShardlow Hall, Shardlow, Long EatonSK43F198509/09/19851Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Epione repandariaShardlow Hall, Shardlow, Long EatonSK43F198509/09/19851Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Epione repandariaShardlow Hall, Shardlow, Long EatonSK43F198528/08/19851Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Epione repandariaShardlow Hall, Shardlow, Long EatonSK43F198528/08/19851Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Epione repandariaShardlow Hall, Shardlow, Long EatonSK43F198407/08/19841Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Epione repandariaShardlow Hall, Shardlow, Long EatonSK43F198407/08/19841Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Epione repandariaAlvaston, DerbySK33X198301/06/19831Pupaevc57_danes_bc_data
Epione repandariaShardlow Hall, Shardlow, Long EatonSK43F198208/08/19821Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Epione repandariaShardlow Hall, Shardlow, Long EatonSK43F198208/08/19821Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Epione repandariaShardlow Hall, Shardlow, Long EatonSK43F198218/07/19821Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Epione repandariaShardlow Hall, Shardlow, Long EatonSK43F198218/07/19821Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Epione repandariaShardlow Hall, Shardlow, Long EatonSK43F198107/09/19811Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Epione repandariaShardlow Hall, Shardlow, Long EatonSK43F198107/09/19811Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Epione repandariaShardlow Hall, Shardlow, Long EatonSK43F198101/08/19811Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Epione repandariaShardlow Hall, Shardlow, Long EatonSK43F198101/08/19811Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Epione repandariaShardlow Hall, Shardlow, Long EatonSK43F198001/08/19801Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Epione repandariaShardlow Hall, Shardlow, Long EatonSK43F198001/08/19801Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Epione repandariaAskew Grove, ReptonSK32D197929/08/19791Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Epione repandariaShardlow Hall, Shardlow, Long EatonSK43F197715/10/19771Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Epione repandariaShardlow Hall, Shardlow, Long EatonSK43F197715/10/19771Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Epione repandariaField Studies Building, Drakelow Nature TrailSK21J197603/07/19761Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Epione repandariaField Close, Hilton, Burton on TrentSK23K197503/08/19751Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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