73.263 BF2157  –  Noctuidae –  Hadeninae – Lacanobia w-latinum – Light Brocade – (Hufnagel, 1766) Adult Macro:  CAT 2 – Can be confused with other species – Can be confused with other species       PDF Icon – click for Adult Macro Verification Guidelines

Brown –  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant    
Taxonomy:   Macro   >>  Noctuidae  >> Hadeninae
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: A very diagnostic and unmistakable species.
Distribution:  (First record: 25 May 2019 at Sandiacre )  –  (Last record: 24 May 2023 at Belper )  –  Current status unsure, as no previous records published prior to 2018. The latest specimen was trapped in a Belper garden on 24th May 2023. It appears the first county record may well have been one trapped in Sandiacre on 25th May 2019. A further one trapped at Breaston on 6th June 2021. Classed as reasonably common south of the Midlands, but rare elsewhere. I would suggest this is a rare species in Derbyshire.
Flight Period: May /  June /  July /  –  On the wing May – July Moth Activity: Nocturnal  Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Ian Viles, Dave Evans, Steve Thorpe  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 21 July 2025 by WS ***
Wingspan: 37-42mm
Forewing: 18-21mm
Food Plant: Broom (Cytisus scoparius), Dyer’s Greenweed (Genista tinctoria).
Last Recorded Year: 2023
First Recorded Year: 2019
Last Recorded By – Dave Evans
Last Recorded General Area – Belper

IMAGES BELOW:  Sandiacre, May 2019 – Ian Viles©; Breaston, June 2021 – Steve Thorpe; Belper, May 2023 – Dave Evans©

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Distribution Map for Lacanobia w-latinum

Found 4 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 2 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 2 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 – Lacanobia w-latinum

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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: Lacanobia w-latinum
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Monthly Counts By Year: Lacanobia w-latinum
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


First/Last Recorded Dates: Lacanobia w-latinum
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]

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Recordings By Year: Lacanobia w-latinum
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Lacanobia w-latinum
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%


CUSUM Analysis: Lacanobia w-latinum
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 22 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 2001, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2001, 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: Lacanobia w-latinum
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Lacanobia w-latinum
( 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 - Lacanobia w-latinum – 4 records available

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

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Lacanobia w-latinumBelperSK34N202324/05/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Lacanobia w-latinumWoodland AveSK43R202106/06/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Lacanobia w-latinumDovedaleSK15K200905/07/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Lacanobia w-latinumRavenstor YHASK17L200123/06/20011Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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