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- Rare / Uncommon / Scarce
- easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.ID pointers: A variable species but the main characteristic is a long black wedge shape running through the forewing that contains a rather elongated small pale straw or whitish coloured oval. Also the kidney mark is same colour as oval. Pale shoulder patches and small white vein-streaks into the forewing fringes. A moorland species.
Distribution: (Last record: 20/09/2024 at Birch Vale ) - Appears to be still a resident species whose population in Derbyshire is uncertain. An uncommon species that is found across a wide central moorland belt in the north of the county.
*** Last updated on 6 May 2025 by RP ***
Forewing: 14-16mm
Last Recorded Date: 20/09/2024
Last Recorded Year: September 2024
Last Recorded By - Jane Hewitt
Last Recorded General Area - Birch Vale
IMAGES BELOW: Darley Dale, Derbyshire – Simon Roddis© / Glossop – Christian Heintzen©
Heath Rustic6th September 2024- Christian Heintzen
Heath Rustic 3rd September 2024 - Christian Heintzen
Distribution Map for Xestia agathina
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Found 69 records
↳ 0 from After 2025
↳ 16 from 2020 - 2024
↳ 53 from Before 2020
↳ 0 from After 2025
↳ 16 from 2020 - 2024
↳ 53 from Before 2020
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Monthly Records By Year: Xestia agathina
Monthly Counts By Year: Xestia agathina
Records Behind the Map and Charts - Xestia agathina – 69 records available
Listed by Year - descending
| Taxon | Site Name | Tetrad | Year | Date | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xestia agathina | Glossop, Gnat Hole Rough Fields | SK09L | 2024 | 29/08/2024 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | Longdendale, Wildboar Clough Woodland | SK09U | 2024 | 03/09/2024 | 2 |
| Xestia agathina | Glossop, Gnat Hole Rough Fields | SK09L | 2024 | 06/09/2024 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | Birch Vale | SK08I | 2024 | 20/09/2024 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | Longdendale, Wildboar Clough Woodland | SK09U | 2024 | 03/09/2024 | 3 |
| Xestia agathina | Birch Vale | SK08I | 2024 | 28/08/2024 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | Belper Garden | SK34P | 2023 | 08/09/2023 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | Glossop, Black Moor (530 m altitude) | SK09Q | 2023 | 15/08/2023 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | Glossop, Upper Bray Clough | SK09K | 2023 | 27/08/2023 | 3 |
| Xestia agathina | Havercroft Road | SK38L | 2023 | 08/09/2023 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | High Leas Farm, Riber | SK35D | 2023 | 26/08/2023 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | Glossop, Moorfield, Wood's Cabin | SK09L | 2023 | 25/08/2023 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | Glossop, The Twitchlings | SK09K | 2022 | 01/09/2022 | 2 |
| Xestia agathina | Chaddesden | SK33T | 2021 | 06/09/2021 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | Buxton SK17, UK | SK07S | 2020 | 23/08/2020 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | The Mays, Malthouse Lane, Froggatt | SK27N | 2020 | 6-Sep-20 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | Havercroft Road | SK38L | 2019 | 27/08/2019 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | Findern, Derbyshire, DE65 6AZ | SK33A | 2019 | 27/08/2019 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | Pleasley Pit CP, Pleasley | SK46X | 2018 | 21/08/2018 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | Belper | SK34U | 2018 | 22/08/2018 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | Birch Vale | SK08I | 2018 | 02/09/2018 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | Welbeck Drive, Wingerworth | SK36T | 2018 | 20/08/2018 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | Pleasley Pit CP, Pleasley | SK46X | 2016 | 27/08/2016 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | Jim Mart Nature Reserve | SK36S | 2015 | 06/09/2015 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | Birch Vale | SK08I | 2014 | 02/08/2014 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | Wragg's Quarry, Beeley Moor, Beeley | SK26Y | 2012 | 03/09/2012 | 4 |
| Xestia agathina | Beeley Moor (Wragg's Quarry) | SK26Y | 2012 | 03/09/2012 | 4 |
| Xestia agathina | Beeley Moor (Slagmill Plantation) | SK36E | 2012 | 03/09/2012 | 3 |
| Xestia agathina | Beeley Moor (Slagmill Plantation) | SK36E | 2012 | 03/09/2012 | 3 |
| Xestia agathina | The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley Dale | SK26R | 2012 | 24/08/2012 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | Beeley Triangle,Beeley Moor | SK26Y | 2011 | 22/08/2011 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | Beeley Triangle, Beeley Moor, Beeley | SK26Y | 2011 | 22/08/2011 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | Alfreton Park, Alfreton | SK45C | 2008 | 29/08/2008 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | Alfreton Park, Alfreton | SK45C | 2008 | 29/08/2008 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | Flash Lane,Beeley Moor | SK26X | 2008 | 29/08/2008 | 5 |
| Xestia agathina | Ault Hucknall,Glapwell | SK46S | 2007 | 09/09/2007 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | Far Cross,Cavendish Park,Matlock | SK36A | 2005 | 06/09/2005 | 2 |
| Xestia agathina | Leash Fen area, Clod Hill Moor, Baslow | SK27W | 2005 | 28/08/2005 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | Beeley Moor, Beeley (site not precise) | SK26Z | 2004 | 09/09/2004 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | Beeley Moor, Beeley (site not precies) | SK26Z | 2004 | 09/09/2004 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | Longshaw Est, Padley Gorge | SK28K | 2003 | 22/08/2003 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | The Mays,Malthouse Lane,Froggatt | SK27N | 2003 | 22/08/2003 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | The Mays,Malthouse Lane,Froggatt | SK27N | 2003 | 22/08/2003 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley Dale | SK26R | 2000 | 01/09/2000 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley Dale | SK26R | 2000 | 01/09/2000 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley Dale | SK26R | 1999 | 26/08/1999 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | Blacka Moor,Totley | SK28V | 1999 | 25/08/1999 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | Ladycroft Ave,Buxton | SK07S | 1994 | 08/07/1994 | 2 |
| Xestia agathina | Beeley Moor (site not precise) | SK26Z | 1994 | 26/08/1994 | 14 |
| Xestia agathina | Beeley Moor, Beeley (site not precies) | SK26Z | 1994 | 29/07/1994 | 3 |
| Xestia agathina | Beeley Moor, Beeley (site not precies) | SK26Z | 1994 | 26/08/1994 | 14 |
| Xestia agathina | Beeley Moor (site not precise) | SK26Z | 1994 | 29/07/1994 | 3 |
| Xestia agathina | Beeley Moor, Beeley (site not precies) | SK26Z | 1994 | 29/07/1994 | 3 |
| Xestia agathina | Beeley Moor, Beeley (site not precies) | SK26Z | 1994 | 26/08/1994 | 14 |
| Xestia agathina | Ladycroft Ave, Buxton | SK07S | 1993 | 15/09/1993 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | Ladycroft Ave,Buxton | SK07S | 1993 | 15/09/1993 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | Ladycroft Ave, Buxton | SK07S | 1993 | 15/09/1993 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | Woodlands, Combs, Chapel en le Frith | SK07P | 1991 | 31/08/1991 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | Beeley Moor, Beeley (site not precies) | SK26Z | 1991 | 25/08/1991 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | Woodlands, Combs, Chapel en le Frith | SK07P | 1991 | 31/08/1991 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | Parkway, New Mills | SK08D | 1991 | 05/09/1991 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | Deerlands Rd, Ashgate, Chesterfield | SK37K | 1990 | 01/09/1990 | 2 |
| Xestia agathina | Beeley Moor (Triangle) | SK27Y | 1990 | 26/08/1990 | 2 |
| Xestia agathina | Beeley Moor (Triangle) | SK27Y | 1990 | 01/09/1990 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | Beeley Moor (Triangle) | SK27Y | 1990 | 01/09/1990 | 1 |
| Xestia agathina | Beeley Moor (Triangle) | SK27Y | 1990 | 26/08/1990 | 2 |
| Xestia agathina | Deerlands Rd, Ashgate, Chesterfield | SK37K | 1990 | 01/09/1990 | 2 |
| Xestia agathina | Breadsall Moor, Little Eaton | SK33U | 1878 | 01/01/1878 - 31/12/1878 | 2 |
| Xestia agathina | Breadsall Moor, Little Eaton | SK33U | 1878 | 01/01/1878 - 31/12/1878 | 2 |