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70.274 BF1951  –  Geometridae –  Ennominae – Aethalura punctulata – Grey Birch – ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Adult Macro:  CAT 1 – Distinctive species unlikely to be confused with others –       PDF Icon – click for Adult Macro Verification Guidelines
Blue –  Generally Common / Widespread   
Taxonomy:   Macro   >>  Geometridae  >> Ennominae
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: A grey-brown moth that rests with slightly rounded wings open and flat. Has four distinct blotches along the leading edge of the forewing, with the inner and outer spurring off weak cross-lines. 
Distribution:  Resident, widely distributed and fairly common but local in lowland Derbyshire. It is most common in ancient woods south of the Trent Valley and in scattered areas of the Derwent Valley. Not recorded in the northern areas of the county.
Flight Period: May /  June /  –  On the wing May – June Moth Activity: Nocturnal  Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Tony Davison  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 25 July 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 30-35mm
Forewing: 13-16mm Food Plant: Birch (Betula).
Recorded dates for Common [Blue code Blue-coded] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.
IMAGES BELOW:  Foremark Reservoir, Derbyshire – Images by Tony Davison © 

70.274 BF1951 - Grey Birch - Geometridae - Aethalura punctulata
Grey Birch – Aethalura punctulata
70.274 BF1951 - Grey Birch - Geometridae - Aethalura punctulata

1951-grey-birch Grey Birch - Foremark - Tony Davison©

Distribution Map for Aethalura punctulata

Found 108 records
    ↳ 14 from After 2025
    ↳ 24 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 70 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 – Aethalura punctulata

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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: Aethalura punctulata
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

Shading shows moth presence between dates

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Recordings By Year: Aethalura punctulata
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Aethalura punctulata
AGR: 2.66%   |   Total % Change: 92.9%


CUSUM Analysis: Aethalura punctulata
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 8 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 2025, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2022, 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: Aethalura punctulata
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Aethalura punctulata
( 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 - Aethalura punctulata – 108 records available

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

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Aethalura punctulataCromford MoorSK25X202501/05/20256adultvc57_irecords_extract
Aethalura punctulataFroggatt, Hope ValleySK27N202510/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Aethalura punctulataMarkham Vale South Tip , DerbyshireSK47K202518/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Aethalura punctulataMellorSJ98Z202513/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Aethalura punctulataDerbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G202503/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Aethalura punctulataLongdendale, Torside grassland and willow carrSK09U202512/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Aethalura punctulataDerbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G202517/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Aethalura punctulataLongdendale, Wildboar Clough WoodlandSK09U202520/05/20257adultvc57_irecords_extract
Aethalura punctulataDerbyshire Wild Life Trust Long Clough, Herod CloughSK09G202524/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Aethalura punctulataAllestree, DerbySK33P202526/04/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Aethalura punctulataInkersall gardenSK47G202528/04/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Aethalura punctulataHall Wood, CarsingtonSK25R202530/04/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Aethalura punctulataDerbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G202522/04/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Aethalura punctulataDerbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G202524/04/20253adultvc57_irecords_extract
Aethalura punctulataDerbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G202402/05/20245adultvc57_irecords_extract
Aethalura punctulataLongdendale, Wildboar CloughSK09U202409/05/202416adultvc57_irecords_extract
Aethalura punctulataDerbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G202410/05/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Aethalura punctulataGlossop, The TwitchlingsSK09K202411/05/20242adultvc57_irecords_extract
Aethalura punctulataDerbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G202415/05/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Aethalura punctulataGlossop, Shire Hill, southSK09M202416/05/20246adultvc57_irecords_extract
Aethalura punctulataLongdendale, Wildboar CloughSK09U202419/05/20244adultvc57_irecords_extract
Aethalura punctulataMarkham Vale , Seymour , DerbyshireSK47L202411/04/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Aethalura punctulataStaveley DerbyshireSK47H202412/04/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Aethalura punctulataLower Cromford GardenSK25Y202430/04/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Aethalura punctulataDerbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G202421/04/20243adultvc57_irecords_extract
Aethalura punctulataDerbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G202430/04/20242adultvc57_irecords_extract
Aethalura punctulataHathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F202327/05/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Aethalura punctulataUpper Cromford GardenSK25Y202301/05/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Aethalura punctulataDerbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G202303/05/20233adultvc57_irecords_extract
Aethalura punctulataDerbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G202308/05/20234adultvc57_irecords_extract
Aethalura punctulataGlossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L202314/05/20232adultvc57_irecords_extract
Aethalura punctulataDerbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G202316/05/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Aethalura punctulataDerbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G202327/05/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Aethalura punctulataLongdendale, Wildboar CloughSK09U202328/05/20233adultvc57_irecords_extract
Aethalura punctulataHathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F202216/04/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Aethalura punctulataBirch ValeSK08I202029/05/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Aethalura punctulataBirch ValeSK08I202020/05/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Aethalura punctulataStation Road, Darley DaleSK26R202026/04/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Aethalura punctulataBirch ValeSK08I201710/06/20172adultvc57_irecords_extract
Aethalura punctulataBirch ValeSK08I201724/05/20171adultvc57_irecords_extract
Aethalura punctulataYew Tree FarmSK36H201603/06/20161adultvc57_irecords_extract
Aethalura punctulataSchool Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R201331/05/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataSchool Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R201331/05/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataClough Wood,Darley DaleSK26K201225/05/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataSchool Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R201224/05/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataSchool Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R201229/05/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataSchool Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R201224/05/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataSchool Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R201229/05/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataClough Wood,Darley DaleSK26K201225/05/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataClough Wood,Darley DaleSK26K201106/05/20114Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataWirestone, Slack, MatlockSK36G201116/04/20114Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataSchool Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R201108/04/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataThe Hollies,Station Rd,Darley DaleSK26R201107/04/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataClough Wood,Darley DaleSK26K201122/04/20116Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataMillstone Edge,HathersageSK28K201004/06/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataThe Hollies,Station Rd,Darley DaleSK26R201006/06/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataElm Wood,DerbySK33R201022/05/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataCarvers Rocks (old toilet block area), Hartshorne, SwadlincoteSK32G200810/05/20084Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataThe Hollies,Station Rd,Darley DaleSK26R200720/05/20071Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataSpinney Hill,MelbourneSK32X200607/07/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataChurch St,Holloway,MatlockSK35I200607/06/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataMercaston Marsh, Mercaston, BrailsfordSK24R200617/06/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataThe Hollies,Station Rd,Darley DaleSK26R200612/06/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataThe Hollies,Station Rd,Darley DaleSK26R200609/05/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataThe Hollies,Station Rd,Darley DaleSK26R200611/05/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataBow Wood,Holloway,MatlockSK35D200611/05/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataAult Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S200516/08/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataShipley Park (Cinder Hill), Shipley, IlkestonSK44H200502/07/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataShipley Park (Cinder Hill), Shipley, IlkestonSK44H200502/07/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataAult Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S200405/06/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataChurch St,Holloway,MatlockSK35I200407/06/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataFOREMARK RESERVOIRSK32H200422/05/20041adultvc57_irecords_extract
Aethalura punctulataCarvers Rocks, Hartshorne, SwadlincoteSK32G200415/05/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataClough Wood/Darley BridgeSK26Q200428/05/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataForemark Res (Visitor's Centre),TicknallSK32G200422/05/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataBlacka Moor, Dore, SheffieldSK28V200108/05/20011Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataBlacka Moor, Dore, SheffieldSK28V200108/05/20011Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataSchool Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R200008/05/20001Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataSchool Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R200008/05/20001Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataElvaston Park, DerbySK43B199702/05/19971Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataElvaston Park, DerbySK43B199702/05/19971Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataCarvers Rocks, Hartshorne, SwadlincoteSK32G199714/04/19971Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataCarvers Rocks, Hartshorne, SwadlincoteSK32G199714/04/19971Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataDorothy Ave, SandiacreSK43T199408/05/19941Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataElvaston Park, DerbySK43B199322/05/19931Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataPond House, Mapperley Res, IlkestonSK44G199214/05/19921Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataPond House, Mapperley Res, IlkestonSK44G199214/05/19921Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataWhitwell Wood,WhitwellSK57J199030/05/19901Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataWhitwell Wood,Whitwell,WorksopSK57J199030/05/19901Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataShipley Wood, Shipley ParkSK44L198524/05/19852Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataCrich Chase, Ambergate (site not precise)SK35L198220/05/19821Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataShipley Wood, Shipley ParkSK44L198221/05/19823Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataShipley Wood, Shipley ParkSK44L198207/05/19821Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataCrich Chase, Ambergate (site not precise)SK35L198228/05/19821Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataMatlock (Teacher Training College)SK36A198231/05/19821Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataShipley Wood, Shipley Park, IlkestonSK44L198104/06/19813Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataCarvers Rocks NR, Hartshorne, Swadlincote (site not precise)SK32G198113/06/19811Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataDrummond Rd, IlkestonSK44R198122/05/19811Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataClough Wood,Darley DaleSK26K198124/05/19811Larvaevc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataClough Wood (near stream), Darley DaleSK26K198101/05/19811Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataClough Wood,Darley DaleSK26K198127/05/19811Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataCarvers Rocks NR, Hartshorne, Swadlincote (site not precise)SK32G198003/06/19802Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataCarvers Rocks NR, Hartshorne, Swadlincote (site not precise)SK32G198030/05/19803Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataCarvers Rocks NR,Hartshorne,SwadlincoteSK32G197918/05/19794Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataField Studies Building, Drakelow Nature TrailSK21J197704/06/19771Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataField Close, Hilton, Burton on TrentSK23K197613/06/19761Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataField Studies Building, Drakelow Nature TrailSK21J197609/05/19761Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Aethalura punctulataThe Old Manse, Ault Hucknall, GlapwellSK46S196806/07/19681Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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