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73.267 BF2160  –  Noctuidae –  Hadeninae – Lacanobia oleracea – Bright-line Brown-eye 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  >> Hadeninae
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: Ground colour is a warm dark coppery brown, with a powder dusting of white, and a prominent orange kidney mark (the Brown Eye)  outlined in white along with the oval mark. A white cross-line (the Bright-line) towards the outer edge has a “W” mark in the middle and white lines extending from it towards the outer edge of the wing.
Distribution:  A resident that is common and widely distributed in Derbyshire. Generally common in all areas but highest numbers occur in the lowlands of the south and east.
Flight Period: May /  June /  July /  August /  –  On the wing May – August Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Tony Davison  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 6 May 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 32-37mm
Forewing: 14-19mm Food Plant: Orache (Atriplex), Goosefoot (Chenopodium).
Recorded dates for Common [Blue code Blue-coded] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.
IMAGES BELOW:  Melbourne, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©

Bright-line Brown-eye - Noctuidae - Lacanobia oleracea
Bright-line Brown-eye – Lacanobia oleracea
Bright-line Brown-eye - Noctuidae - Lacanobia oleracea
Bright-line Brown-eye – Lacanobia oleracea
Bright-line Brown-eye - Noctuidae - Lacanobia oleracea
Bright-line Brown-eye – Lacanobia oleracea
Bright-line Brown-eye - Noctuidae - Lacanobia oleracea
Bright-line Brown-eye - Noctuidae - Lacanobia oleracea
Bright-line Brown-eye - Noctuidae - Lacanobia oleracea

2160-bright-line-brown-eye2 Bright-line Brown-eye - Melbourne - Tony Davison©
2160-bright-line-brown-eye Bright-line Brown-eye - Melbourne - Tony Davison©

Distribution Map for Lacanobia oleracea

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 5435 records
    ↳ 213 from After 2025
    ↳ 841 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 4381 from Before 2020

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Monthly Records By Year: Lacanobia oleracea

Monthly Counts By Year: Lacanobia oleracea

Recordings By Year: Lacanobia oleracea

Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Lacanobia oleracea
AGR: -2.22%   |   Total % Change: -41.6%
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2024

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Lacanobia oleracea

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Lacanobia oleracea

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 oleracea – 5435 records available

Listed by Year - descending

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStage
Lacanobia oleraceaInkersall gardenSK47G202504/07/202515adult
Lacanobia oleraceaAllestree, DerbySK33P202502/07/20253adult
Lacanobia oleraceaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202503/07/20255adult
Lacanobia oleraceaWingerworth, DerbyshireSK36Y202504/07/20252adult
Lacanobia oleraceaAllestree, DerbySK33P202501/07/20251adult
Lacanobia oleraceaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202506/06/20251adult
Lacanobia oleraceaBelperSK34U202514/06/20252adult
Lacanobia oleraceaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202513/06/20251adult
Lacanobia oleraceaCote Heath Allotments, Buxton SK07R202528/06/20257adult
Lacanobia oleraceaBelperSK34N202517/06/20251adult
Lacanobia oleraceaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202519/06/20257adult
Lacanobia oleraceaNorton Lees, SheffieldSK38L202529/06/20251adult
Lacanobia oleraceasheffieldSK38M202501/06/20257adult
Lacanobia oleraceaStaveley garden S433YASK47H202515/06/20251adult
Lacanobia oleraceaAllestree, DerbySK33P202520/06/20253adult
Lacanobia oleraceasheffieldSK38M202505/06/20258adult
Lacanobia oleraceaFindern, DerbyshireSK33A202516/06/20251adult
Lacanobia oleraceaIngleby Ave, DerbySK33L202524/06/20251adult
Lacanobia oleraceaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202530/06/20255adult
Lacanobia oleraceaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202511/06/20255adult
Lacanobia oleraceaBelperSK34U202520/06/20251adult
Lacanobia oleraceaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202524/06/20253adult
Lacanobia oleraceaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202528/06/20257adult
Lacanobia oleraceaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202512/06/20252adult
Lacanobia oleraceasheffieldSK38M202514/06/20251adult
Lacanobia oleraceaAllestree, DerbySK33P202515/06/20253adult
Lacanobia oleraceaAllestree, DerbySK33P202526/06/20252adult
Lacanobia oleraceaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202503/06/20253adult
Lacanobia oleraceaShirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z202506/06/20251adult
Lacanobia oleraceaNorton Lees, SheffieldSK38L202521/06/20251adult
Lacanobia oleraceamy gardenSK36U202527/06/20254adult
Lacanobia oleraceaHavercroft RoadSK38L202508/06/20251adult
Lacanobia oleraceaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202515/06/20253adult
Lacanobia oleraceaStaveley garden S433YASK47H202528/06/20251adult
Lacanobia oleraceaInkersall gardenSK47G202509/06/20253adult
Lacanobia oleraceaNorton Lees, SheffieldSK38L202517/06/20251adult
Lacanobia oleraceaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202521/06/20256adult
Lacanobia oleraceaChaddesden GardenSK33T202529/06/20251adult
Lacanobia oleraceasheffieldSK38M202502/06/20253adult
Lacanobia oleraceaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202518/06/20259adult
Lacanobia oleraceaAllestree, DerbySK33P202511/06/20252adult
Lacanobia oleraceaAllestree, DerbySK33P202521/06/20254adult
Lacanobia oleraceasheffieldSK38M202509/06/20251adult
Lacanobia oleraceaInkersall gardenSK47G202521/06/20251adult
Lacanobia oleraceaWingerworth, DerbyshireSK36Y202526/06/20251adult
Lacanobia oleraceaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202524/06/20256adult
Lacanobia oleraceaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202502/06/20252adult
Lacanobia oleraceaInkersall gardenSK47G202513/06/20252adult
Lacanobia oleraceaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202519/06/20258adult
Lacanobia oleraceaBelperSK34N202525/06/20254adult
Lacanobia oleraceaMellorSJ98Z202523/06/20253adult
Lacanobia oleraceaBelperSK34N202511/06/20257adult
Lacanobia oleraceasheffieldSK38M202515/06/20253adult
Lacanobia oleraceaAllestree, DerbySK33P202517/06/20252adult
Lacanobia oleraceaAllestree, DerbySK33P202529/06/20251adult
Lacanobia oleraceaFindern, DerbyshireSK33A202504/06/20251adult
Lacanobia oleraceaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202513/06/20253adult
Lacanobia oleraceaMidway, Derbys.SK32A202519/06/20259adult
Lacanobia oleraceaNorton Lees, SheffieldSK38L202507/06/20251adult
Lacanobia oleraceaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202504/06/20251adult
Lacanobia oleraceaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202517/06/20251adult
Lacanobia oleraceaBelperSK34U202528/06/20255adult
Lacanobia oleraceaMellorSJ98Z202503/06/20251adult
Lacanobia oleraceaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202517/06/20254adult
Lacanobia oleraceaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202523/06/20256adult
Lacanobia oleraceaFerneydale, BuxtonSK07Q202528/06/20251
Lacanobia oleraceasheffieldSK38M202504/06/20259adult
Lacanobia oleraceaFindern, DerbyshireSK33A202518/06/20252adult
Lacanobia oleraceaMidway, Derbys.SK32A202523/06/20258adult
Lacanobia oleraceaAllestree, DerbySK33P202522/06/20252adult
Lacanobia oleraceaDrakelow, Derbys.SK22F202510/06/20255adult
Lacanobia oleraceaBelperSK34N202518/06/20252adult
Lacanobia oleraceaChaddesden GardenSK33T202519/06/20251adult
Lacanobia oleraceaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202526/06/20256adult
Lacanobia oleraceamy gardenSK36U202512/06/20251adult
Lacanobia oleraceasheffieldSK38M202513/06/20251adult
Lacanobia oleraceaChaddesden GardenSK33T202517/06/20253adult
Lacanobia oleraceaMellorSJ98Z202530/06/20256adult
Lacanobia oleraceaBelperSK34U202512/06/20253adult
Lacanobia oleraceaHavercroft RoadSK38L202520/06/20251adult
Lacanobia oleraceaShirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z202527/06/20251adult
Lacanobia oleraceaAllestree, DerbySK33P202530/06/20252adult
Lacanobia oleraceaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202505/06/20251adult
Lacanobia oleraceaCote Heath Allotments, Buxton SK07R202514/06/20252adult
Lacanobia oleraceaCote Heath Allotments, Buxton SK07R202521/06/20252adult
Lacanobia oleraceaStaveley DerbyshireSK47H202525/06/20253adult
Lacanobia oleraceaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202530/06/20258adult
Lacanobia oleraceaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202521/06/20255adult
Lacanobia oleraceaGlossop SK13, UKSK09G202529/06/20251
Lacanobia oleraceaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202506/06/20251adult
Lacanobia oleraceaBelperSK34U202521/06/20251adult
Lacanobia oleraceaLangley Mill, DerbyshireSK44N202530/06/20251adult
Lacanobia oleraceaMellorSJ98Z202508/06/20251adult
Lacanobia oleraceaMellorSJ98Z202514/06/20252adult
Lacanobia oleraceaAllestree, DerbySK33P202519/06/20251adult
Lacanobia oleraceaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202508/06/20251adult
Lacanobia oleraceaMidway, Derbys.SK32A202516/06/202511adult
Lacanobia oleraceaAllestree, DerbySK33P202513/06/20251adult
Lacanobia oleraceaNorton Lees, SheffieldSK38L202530/06/20253Adult
Lacanobia oleraceaBelperSK34N202519/06/20252adult

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

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