20.015 BF414  –  Argyresthiidae – Argyresthia curvella – Brindled Apple Tip Moth – (Linnaeus, 1761) Adult Micro:  CAT 2 – Confusion Species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
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Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Argyresthiidae
** This moth species page is currently incomplete **
Other Name/s: Brindled Argent
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Argyresthia retinella (Speckled Tip Moth)
ID pointers: None at this time
Distribution:  (Last record: 7 March 2025 at Sheffield (VC57) )  –  On Apple – 1963 Risley; 4/7/2015 Ripley & 4/6/2022 Breaston
Flight Period: July /  August /  –  One generation Moth Activity: Cathemeral  Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Nikki Mahadevan  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 6 May 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 10-12mm
Food Plant: Apple
Last Recorded Year: 2022
Last Recorded By – Malcolm Tait
Last Recorded General Area – Sheffield (VC57)

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Distribution Map for Argyresthia curvella

Found 10 records
    ↳ 1 from After 2025
    ↳ 3 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 6 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 – Argyresthia curvella

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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: Argyresthia curvella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

Shading shows moth presence between dates

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


CUSUM Analysis: Argyresthia curvella
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 19 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 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: Argyresthia curvella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Argyresthia curvella
( 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 - Argyresthia curvella – 10 records available

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

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
Staveley garden SYASK47H28/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Woodland AveSK43R06/06/20221Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Havercroft RoadSK38L18/06/20221Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A09/06/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A25/05/20191adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z04/07/20151adultvc57_irecords_extract
Shirland-Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z01/07/20151Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Wood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V12/07/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N11/07/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Acton Rd Ind Est, Long EatonSK43W25/07/19951Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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