White-marked       Dotted Rustic
73.338 BF2118  -  Noctuidae -  Noctuinae - Lycophotia porphyrea - True Lover's Knot 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
ID Difficulty:  green  - easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: A small moth that is attractively marked and coloured. The ground colour is reddish brown, covered with a mosaic of fine white and black markings. Fairly diagnostic.
Distribution:  A resident species that is widely distributed and very common on the upland grit-stone moors of Derbyshire. Sometimes found in areas well away from moorland and not unusual to find it occurring in urban areas.
Flight Period: June /  July /  August /  -  On the wing June – August. Moth Activity: Nocturnal   - and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes -  Photographed By: Christian Heintzen, Bryan Barnacle, Tony Davison  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 6 May 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 25-30mm
Forewing: 12-15mm Food Plant: Heather (Calluna) and Heath (Erica).
Recorded dates for Common [Blue codeBlue-coded ] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.
IMAGES BELOW:  Longdendale, Willow Clough – Christian Heintzen© / North Derbyshire – Bryan Barnacle© and Melbourne, South Derbyshire – Tony Davison©

True Lover's Knot - Christian Heintzen
True Lover’s Knot – 7th July 2024 – Longdendale, Willow Clough – Christian Heintzen
73.338 BF2118 - True Lover's Knot - Noctuidae - Lycophotia porphyrea
True Lover’s Knot – Froggatt – Bryan Barnacle
73.338 BF2118 - True Lover's Knot - Noctuidae - Lycophotia porphyrea
True Lover’s Knot – Melbourne – Tony Davison
True Lover's Knot - Christian Heintzen
73.338 BF2118 - True Lover's Knot - Noctuidae - Lycophotia porphyrea
73.338 BF2118 - True Lover's Knot - Noctuidae - Lycophotia porphyrea

True-Lovers-Knot-CH-o_1i6cvaaqf1cq7123i1he19o9cu4j True Lover's Knot - 7th July 2024 - Longdendale, Wildboar Clough - Christian Heintzen©
2118-true-lovers-knot True Lover's Knot - Froggatt - Bryan Barnacle©

Distribution Map for Lycophotia porphyrea

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 1012 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 277 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 735 from Before 2020

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Monthly Records By Year: Lycophotia porphyrea

Monthly Counts By Year: Lycophotia porphyrea

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Lycophotia porphyrea – 1012 records available

Listed by Year - descending

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCount
Lycophotia porphyreaShallcross Avenue, Whaley BridgeSK07E202427/06/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaGlossop SK13, UKSK09G202403/08/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaGlossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L202407/08/202419
Lycophotia porphyreaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202420/06/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaGlossop, Black Moor at 510 mSK09Q202419/07/2024103
Lycophotia porphyreaGlossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L202429/06/20243
Lycophotia porphyreaOld Park Plantation, ChatsworthSK26U202412/08/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaGlossop, Upper Bray CloughSK09K202410/08/202423
Lycophotia porphyreaBirch ValeSK08I202426/07/20244
Lycophotia porphyreaDerbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G202420/07/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202402/07/20242
Lycophotia porphyreaMellorSJ98Z202412/07/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaInkersall gardenSK46Y202415/08/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaGlossop, Hague Street, Hay meadowSK09G202412/08/20242
Lycophotia porphyreaBirch ValeSK08I202403/08/20242
Lycophotia porphyreaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202406/07/20242
Lycophotia porphyreaTorside Reservoir northeast endSK09U202422/07/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaYorkshire BridgeSK28C202417/07/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaStonebroom.SK45E202424/07/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaGlossop, The TwitchlingsSK09L202418/08/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaHathersageSK28F202419/07/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202417/07/20245
Lycophotia porphyreaLongdendale, Pasture WoodSK09U202426/07/202435
Lycophotia porphyreaOwler Bar, Sheffield S17 3BQ, UKSK27U202420/07/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaLongdendale, Wildboar Clough, Rollick StonesSK09Z202407/07/20242
Lycophotia porphyreaGlossop, The TwitchlingsSK09K202426/08/20245
Lycophotia porphyreaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202424/07/20244
Lycophotia porphyreaTorside Reservoir southeast endSK09U202428/07/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaMellorSJ98Z202419/07/20242
Lycophotia porphyreaChunal Moor near Harry HutSK09K202408/07/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaFroggatt, Hope ValleySK27N202415/07/2024one
Lycophotia porphyreaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202429/07/20242
Lycophotia porphyreaGlossop, Hague Street, Hay meadowSK09G202430/07/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaCote Heath Allotments, BuxtonSK07R202424/06/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaGarden, WaltonSK36U202418/07/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaWingerworth, DerbyshireSK36Y202424/07/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaGlossop, Black Moor at 450 mSK09Q202414/07/202473
Lycophotia porphyreaFroggatt, Hope ValleySK27N202420/07/20243
Lycophotia porphyreaDarley BridgeSK26Q202405/08/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaGlossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L202401/08/20244
Lycophotia porphyreaCote Heath Allotments, BuxtonSK07R202401/07/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaMellorSJ98Z202425/07/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaDerbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G202416/07/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaFroggatt, Hope ValleySK27N202428/07/20244
Lycophotia porphyreaNorton Lees, Sheffield, UKSK38L202426/06/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaDarley BridgeSK26Q202431/07/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaDerbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G202404/08/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202418/06/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaLongdendale, Lomg Gutter EdgeSK09U202418/07/202415
Lycophotia porphyreaFroggatt, Hope ValleySK27N202411/08/20246
Lycophotia porphyreaGlossop, Shawmoor PlantationSK09F202428/06/20247
Lycophotia porphyreaLower Cromford GardenSK25Y202411/08/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaGlossop, Cown EdgeSK09A202409/08/202417
Lycophotia porphyreaBirch ValeSK08I202426/07/20243
Lycophotia porphyreaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202423/06/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaGlossop, Hague Street, Hay meadowSK09G202419/07/20242
Lycophotia porphyreaDerbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G202409/07/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaJim Mart Nature ReserveSK36S202410/08/20242
Lycophotia porphyreaLongdendale, Wildboar Clough WoodlandSK09U202411/08/20244
Lycophotia porphyreaBirch ValeSK08I202431/07/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaGlossop, Northwest of TwitchlingsSK09L202421/07/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202402/07/20247
Lycophotia porphyreaLower Cromford GardenSK25Y202417/07/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202409/08/20242
Lycophotia porphyreaLongdendale, Torside Clough, Long Gutter EdgeSK09T202416/08/20243
Lycophotia porphyreaHathersageSK28F202401/08/20242
Lycophotia porphyreaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202414/07/20243
Lycophotia porphyreaGlossop, Lees HallSK09G202425/07/202431
Lycophotia porphyreaOwler Bar, Sheffield S17 3BQ, UKSK27U202419/07/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaDerbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G202405/07/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaGlossop, Chunal MoorSK09F202420/08/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202419/07/20244
Lycophotia porphyreaGlossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L202427/07/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaQuarndon, DerbyshireSK34F202410/07/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaLongdendale, Wildboar Clough Woodland southeastSK09U202407/07/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaGlossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L202429/08/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202427/06/20242
Lycophotia porphyreaDerbyshire Wild Life Trust Herod CloughSK09G202429/07/20243
Lycophotia porphyreaWhitleSJ98Y202419/07/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaGlossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L202413/07/20247
Lycophotia porphyreaGlossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L202406/09/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202401/08/20244
Lycophotia porphyreaNorton Lees, Sheffield (VC57)SK38L202405/07/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaCote Heath Allotments, BuxtonSK07R202429/06/20242
Lycophotia porphyreaBrockwell Chesterfield , Derbyshire.SK37Q202421/07/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaGlossop, Moorfield, Wood's CabinSK09L202414/07/202420
Lycophotia porphyreaFroggatt, Hope ValleySK27N202424/07/20245
Lycophotia porphyreaPark Head, Crich.SK35M202403/08/20242
Lycophotia porphyreaTorside Reservoir northeast endSK09U202403/08/20249
Lycophotia porphyreaCote Heath Allotments, BuxtonSK07R202403/08/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaWingerworth, DerbyshireSK36Y202430/07/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaGlossop, Hague Street, Hay meadowSK09G202416/07/20241
Lycophotia porphyreaFroggatt, Hope ValleySK27N202404/08/20246
Lycophotia porphyreaGlossop, Moorfield, Wood's CabinSK09L202322/06/202360
Lycophotia porphyreaHathersageSK28F202307/07/20232
Lycophotia porphyreaMellorSJ98Z202310/08/20231
Lycophotia porphyreaLadycroft AveSK07S202314/07/20232
Lycophotia porphyreaLongdendale, Wildboar CloughSK09U202301/08/202317
Lycophotia porphyreaLUDWORTH MOORSJ99V202313/07/20231
Lycophotia porphyreaLongdendale, Long Gutter Edge OaksSK09U202328/06/202334

Sensible limit reached – too many records to list on the page

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