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73.328 BF2098  –  Noctuidae –  Noctuinae – Axylia putris – Flame 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  >> Noctuidae  >> Noctuinae
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: A distinctive moth that looks like a small piece of broken twig or dry plant stem, due to the way in which it wraps its wings around the body when at rest. The ground colour is a straw-yellow with a reddish-brown patch at the basal area.
Distribution:  A resident species that is widely distributed and common in the lowland areas of Derbyshire. Uncommon on upland areas in the north of the county.
Flight Period: June /  July /  August /  –  On the wing June – August. Moth Activity: Nocturnal  Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Tony Davison  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 6 May 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 27-32mm
Forewing: 14-16mm Food Plant: Various low-growing herbaceous plants, including dock (Rumex) and bedstraw (Galium).
Recorded dates for Common [Blue codeBlue-coded ] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.
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Distribution Map for Axylia putris

derbyshiremoths.org © makes no guarantee of accuracy of data used in these maps and charts – they are presented to you with best endeavours and the data behind them updated periodically as time permits. Historic records are being discovered all the time. These will be assessed, so once they are all verified, they will be incorporated onto the map and charts.

Found 3519 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 511 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 3008 from Before 2020

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Monthly Records By Year: Axylia putris

Monthly Counts By Year: Axylia putris

Recordings By Year: Axylia putris

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Axylia putris

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Axylia putris

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 - Axylia putris – 3519 records available

Listed by Year - descending

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCount
Axylia putrisupper cromford gardenSK25Y202419/06/20241
Axylia putrisupper cromford gardenSK25Y202408/07/20243
Axylia putrisFroggatt, Hope ValleySK27N202424/07/20241
Axylia putrisFindern, Derbyshire, DE65 6AZSK33A202409/07/20243
Axylia putrisAllestree, DerbySK33P202415/07/20241
Axylia putrisBelperSK34U202415/06/20241
Axylia putrisStonebroomSK45E202421/06/20241
Axylia putrisFindern, Derbyshire, DE65 6AZSK33A202414/06/20241
Axylia putrisAllestree, DerbySK33P202425/06/20241
Axylia putrisupper cromford gardenSK25Y202413/06/20242
Axylia putrisupper cromford gardenSK25Y202404/07/20242
Axylia putrisPark Head, Crich.SK35M202430/06/20241
Axylia putrisBirch ValeSK08I202430/06/20241
Axylia putrisAllestree, DerbySK33P202420/06/20241
Axylia putrisGlossop, Hague Street, Hay meadowSK09G202406/06/20241
Axylia putrisLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202419/07/20242
Axylia putrisSandiacre GardenSK43T202427/06/20243
Axylia putrisCote Heath Allotments, BuxtonSK07R202413/07/20241
Axylia putrisCote Heath Allotments, BuxtonSK07R202423/06/20241
Axylia putrisLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202420/06/20243
Axylia putrisMellorSJ98Z202416/07/20241
Axylia putrisYorkshire BridgeSK28C202417/07/20241
Axylia putrisupper cromford gardenSK25Y202424/06/20241
Axylia putrisBelperSK34U202413/07/20241
Axylia putrisupper cromford gardenSK25Y202407/06/20241
Axylia putrisShallcross Avenue, Whaley BridgeSK07E202425/06/20241
Axylia putrisLower Cromford GardenSK25Y202411/07/20244
Axylia putrisAllestree, DerbySK33P202402/06/20241
Axylia putrisBelperSK34P202402/06/20242
Axylia putrisStaveley DerbyshireSK47H202421/06/20241
Axylia putrisLower Cromford GardenSK25Y202410/07/20241
Axylia putrisWoodland AveSK43R202407/06/20244
Axylia putrisLower Cromford GardenSK25Y202420/06/20241
Axylia putrisupper cromford gardenSK25Y202409/07/20245
Axylia putrisDrakelow, Derbys.SK22F202407/06/20242
Axylia putrisBelperSK34N202420/06/20241
Axylia putrisFindern, Derbyshire, DE65 6AZSK33A202426/06/20241
Axylia putrisAllestree, DerbySK33P202427/06/20241
Axylia putrisStaveley DerbyshireSK47H202415/06/20241
Axylia putrisHathersageSK28F202411/07/20241
Axylia putrisAllestree, DerbySK33P202423/06/20241
Axylia putrisupper cromford gardenSK25Y202402/07/20242
Axylia putrisLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202424/07/20241
Axylia putrisBirch ValeSK08I202403/06/20241
Axylia putrisAllestree, DerbySK33P202403/06/20241
Axylia putrisLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202417/07/20241
Axylia putrisSandiacre GardenSK43T202425/06/20241
Axylia putrisCote Heath Allotments, BuxtonSK07R202429/06/20241
Axylia putrisupper cromford gardenSK25Y202429/06/20243
Axylia putrisShirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z202417/05/20241
Axylia putrisShirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z202428/06/20241
Axylia putrisBelperSK34U202419/07/20242
Axylia putrisupper cromford gardenSK25Y202416/07/20241
Axylia putrisLower Cromford GardenSK25Y202423/06/20243
Axylia putrisAllestree, DerbySK33P202403/07/20241
Axylia putrisBelperSK34N202403/06/20241
Axylia putrisStaveley DerbyshireSK47H202424/06/20241
Axylia putrisHigh Leas Farm, RiberSK35D202429/06/202413
Axylia putrisAllestree, DerbySK33P202431/05/20242
Axylia putrisBelperSK34U202422/06/20244
Axylia putrisChaddesden, DerbySK33T202424/06/20242
Axylia putrisWoodland AveSK43R202431/05/20241
Axylia putrisupper cromford gardenSK25Y202420/06/20242
Axylia putrisLower Cromford GardenSK25Y202408/07/20243
Axylia putrisMidway, Derbys.SK32A202427/07/20241
Axylia putrisBelperSK34N202417/06/20241
Axylia putrisBonsallSK25U202421/06/20241
Axylia putrisFindern, Derbyshire, DE65 6AZSK33A202418/06/20241
Axylia putrisAllestree, DerbySK33P202426/06/20242
Axylia putrisGlossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L202413/07/20241
Axylia putrisBirch ValeSK08I202426/07/20241
Axylia putrisAllestree, DerbySK33P202421/06/20242
Axylia putrisupper cromford gardenSK25Y202401/07/20241
Axylia putrisLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202422/07/20241
Axylia putrisSandiacre GardenSK43T202410/07/20242
Axylia putrisCote Heath Allotments, BuxtonSK07R202420/07/20242
Axylia putrisLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202402/07/20241
Axylia putrisSandiacre GardenSK43T202422/06/20241
Axylia putrisCote Heath Allotments, BuxtonSK07R202424/06/20242
Axylia putrisBelperSK34U202420/07/20241
Axylia putrisupper cromford gardenSK25Y202426/06/20241
Axylia putrisNorton Lees, SheffieldSK38L202419/07/20241
Axylia putrisupper cromford gardenSK25Y202425/06/20241
Axylia putrisPark Head, Crich.SK35M202422/06/20241
Axylia putrisupper cromford gardenSK25Y202423/06/20241
Axylia putrisAllestree, DerbySK33P202406/07/20241
Axylia putrisBelperSK34P202402/06/20242
Axylia putrisBelperSK34U202423/06/20246
Axylia putrisBelperSK34U202426/06/20241
Axylia putrisHigh Leas Farm, RiberSK35D202429/06/20247
Axylia putrisBelperSK34N202429/05/20241
Axylia putrisupper cromford gardenSK25Y202421/06/20241
Axylia putrisChaddesden, DerbySK33T202422/06/20241
Axylia putrisWoodland AveSK43R202424/05/20241
Axylia putrisMickleover gardenSK33C202330/06/20231
Axylia putrisBirch ValeSK08I202311/06/20234
Axylia putrisBelper GardenSK34P202323/06/20231
Axylia putrisLong Eaton - Marlborough RoadSK43X202323/06/20231
Axylia putrisHathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F202301/07/20236
Axylia putrisBelperSK34N202322/06/20232

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