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73.271 BF2163  –  Noctuidae –  Hadeninae – Ceramica pisi – Broom Moth 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: The most diagnostic feature is the outermost cross-line which is jagged in shape, creamy white with an arrowhead or blotch mark along the inner edge. A variably coloured and rather broad shaped moth, with a wide forewing.
Distribution:  A resident that is fairly widely distributed and locally common in Derbyshire. Greatest density found on the coal measures of the county. It is not uncommon in the main river valleys of the south and central areas of Derbyshire.
Flight Period: May /  June /  July /  –  On the wing May – July Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Jane & Phil Lester, the late Claire Miles/ Nikki Mahadevan / Dave Evans  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 29 June 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 32-37mm
Forewing: 16-20mm Food Plant: Broom (Cytisus scoparius)
Recorded dates for Common [Blue code Blue-coded] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.
IMAGES BELOW:  Curbar, North Derbyshire – Jane & Phil Lester / Hathersage – the late Claire Miles©/ Larvae Stanage Edge Nikki Mahadevan© / Belper 2025 Dave Evans©

73.271 BF2163 - Broom Moth - Noctuidae - Ceramica pisi
Broom Moth – Curbar, North Derbyshire – Jane & Phil Lester
Broom Moth - The late Claire Miles
Broom Moth – The late Claire Miles
Broom Moth - Stanage Edge - 29/9/2013 - Nikki Mahadevan
Broom Moth – Stanage Edge – 29/9/2013 – Nikki Mahadevan
Broom Moth - June 2025 - Belper - Dave Evans
Broom Moth – June 2025 – Belper – Dave Evans
73.271 BF2163 - Broom Moth - Noctuidae - Ceramica pisi
Broom Moth - The late Claire Miles
Broom Moth - Stanage Edge - 29/9/2013 - Nikki Mahadevan
Broom Moth - June 2025 - Belper - Dave Evans

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Distribution Map for Ceramica pisi

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Found 896 records
    ↳ 11 from After 2025
    ↳ 106 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 779 from Before 2020

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Monthly Records By Year: Ceramica pisi

Monthly Counts By Year: Ceramica pisi

Recordings By Year: Ceramica pisi

Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Ceramica pisi
AGR: 0.44%   |   Total % Change: 11%
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2024

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Ceramica pisi

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Ceramica pisi

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 - Ceramica pisi – 896 records available

Listed by Year - descending

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStage
Ceramica pisiBelperSK34U202521/06/20251adult
Ceramica pisiOwler Bar, Sheffield S17 3BQ, UKSK27U202521/06/20251
Ceramica pisiLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202524/06/20251adult
Ceramica pisiMellorSJ98Z202521/06/20251adult
Ceramica pisiWardlow, Roost BarnSK17X202516/05/20252adult
Ceramica pisiMellorSJ98Z202506/05/20251adult
Ceramica pisiMellorSJ98Z202525/05/20251adult
Ceramica pisiLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202514/05/20251adult
Ceramica pisiupper cromford gardenSK25Y202530/05/20251adult
Ceramica pisiFroggattSK27N202520/05/20251adult
Ceramica pisiWardlowSK17X202515/05/20251adult
Ceramica pisiMoorland south of Goyt's LaneSK07H202402/10/20244larva
Ceramica pisiBlackden EdgeSK18J202414/09/20241Larva
Ceramica pisiBeeley moorSK26Z202425/09/20241larva
Ceramica pisiHope ValleySK28G202428/09/20241Larva
Ceramica pisiCorbar, Buxton, England, GBSK07M202427/09/20241
Ceramica pisiKinder Scout, near Crowden TowerSK08Y202424/08/20241Larva
Ceramica pisiGlossop, Black Moor at 510 mSK09Q202419/07/20241adult
Ceramica pisiBirch ValeSK08I202409/07/20241adult
Ceramica pisiThe Gathering, EdaleSK18I202403/07/20242adult
Ceramica pisiFlorence road, SheffieldSK38L202405/07/20241adult
Ceramica pisiGlossop, Black Moor at 450 mSK09Q202414/07/20241adult
Ceramica pisiFernilee ReservoirSK07D202417/07/20241Adult
Ceramica pisiOwler Bar, Sheffield S17 3BQ, UKSK27U202420/07/20241
Ceramica pisiGlossop, Moorfield, Wood's CabinSK09L202414/07/20241adult
Ceramica pisiGlossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L202429/06/20241adult
Ceramica pisiLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202420/06/20241adult
Ceramica pisiCote Heath Allotments, BuxtonSK07R202429/06/20241adult
Ceramica pisibeeleySK26U202423/06/20241adult
Ceramica pisiLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202423/06/20242adult
Ceramica pisiGlossop, Shawmoor PlantationSK09F202428/06/20241adult
Ceramica pisiHigh Leas Farm, RiberSK35D202429/06/20241adult
Ceramica pisiCote Heath Allotments, BuxtonSK07R202424/06/20241adult
Ceramica pisiBirch ValeSK08I202420/05/20241adult
Ceramica pisiDerbyshire, England, GBSK18T202315/09/20231
Ceramica pisiLightwoodSK07M202325/08/20231Larva
Ceramica pisiGlossop, Shawmoor PlantationSK09F202313/07/20231adult
Ceramica pisiMellorSJ98Z202305/07/20231adult
Ceramica pisiMiddleton by WirksworthSK25S202317/07/20231larva
Ceramica pisiLongdendale, Wildboar CloughSK09U202307/07/20233adult
Ceramica pisiLadycroft AveSK07S202319/06/20232adult
Ceramica pisiBirch ValeSK08I202309/06/20231adult
Ceramica pisiGlossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L202319/06/20231adult
Ceramica pisiHathersageSK28F202323/06/20231adult
Ceramica pisiGlossop, Hague Street, Hay meadowSK09G202320/06/20232adult
Ceramica pisiHathersageSK28F202305/06/20231adult
Ceramica pisiMellorSJ98Z202312/06/20231adult
Ceramica pisiBirch ValeSK08I202315/06/20232adult
Ceramica pisiGlossop, Moorfield, Wood's CabinSK09L202322/06/202319adult
Ceramica pisiMellorSJ98Z202313/06/20231adult
Ceramica pisiDarwin ForestSK26X202326/06/20231adult
Ceramica pisiBirch ValeSK08I202320/06/20232adult
Ceramica pisiMellorSJ98Z202316/06/20231adult
Ceramica pisiLadycroft AveSK07S202314/06/20231adult
Ceramica pisiDarwin ForestSK26X202327/06/20232adult
Ceramica pisiGlossop, Shawmoor PlantationSK09F202305/06/20233adult
Ceramica pisiHathersageSK28F202316/06/20232adult
Ceramica pisiGlossop, Moorfield, Wood's CabinSK09L202322/05/20231adult
Ceramica pisiGlossop, Shawmoor PlantationSK09F202329/05/20232adult
Ceramica pisiEyam MoorSK27E202229/09/20221Larva
Ceramica pisiLightwoodSK07M202213/09/20221Larva
Ceramica pisiLightwood, Derbyshire, UKSK07M202225/08/20221Larva
Ceramica pisiHathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F202210/07/20221adult
Ceramica pisiHathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F202203/07/20221adult
Ceramica pisiNinelands RoadSK28F202218/07/20221adult
Ceramica pisiHathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F202219/07/20222adult
Ceramica pisiHathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F202216/07/20221adult
Ceramica pisiBirch ValeSK08I202210/06/20221adult
Ceramica pisiHathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F202217/06/20223adult
Ceramica pisiLadycroft AveSK07S202210/06/20221adult
Ceramica pisiBirch ValeSK08I202217/06/20223adult
Ceramica pisiHathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F202224/06/20223adult
Ceramica pisiLadycroft AveSK07S202217/06/20222adult
Ceramica pisiHathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F202203/06/20221adult
Ceramica pisiBirch ValeSK08I202224/06/20221adult
Ceramica pisiBirch ValeSK08I202221/05/20221adult
Ceramica pisiHathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F202228/05/20221adult
Ceramica pisiPeak District National Park, Hope Valley, England, GBSK08Y202101/10/20211Larva
Ceramica pisiKinder: Edale MoorSK08Y202101/10/20211Larva
Ceramica pisiSheffield S11, UKSK28W202118/09/20211Larva
Ceramica pisiLady Canning's PlantationSK28W202115/09/20211larva
Ceramica pisiTotley MoorSK27Z202128/08/20211Larva
Ceramica pisiSK27N202108/07/20211Adult
Ceramica pisiLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202102/07/20211adult
Ceramica pisiHathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F202102/07/20211adult
Ceramica pisiHathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F202113/07/20212adult
Ceramica pisiLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202109/07/20211adult
Ceramica pisiHathersageSK28F202102/07/20211adult
Ceramica pisiHathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F202116/07/20211adult
Ceramica pisiHathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F202102/06/20211adult
Ceramica pisiBirch ValeSK08I202111/06/20211Adult
Ceramica pisiBirch ValeSK08I202116/06/20211Adult
Ceramica pisiBirch ValeSK08I202131/05/20211Adult
Ceramica pisiThe Mays, Malthouse Lane, FroggattSK27N202017-Jul-201adult
Ceramica pisiThe Mays, Malthouse Lane, FroggattSK27N202013-Jul-201adult
Ceramica pisi294 Longhurst Lane, MellorSJ98Z202013-Jul-201adult
Ceramica pisi294 Longhurst Lane, MellorSJ98Z20202-Jun-202adult
Ceramica pisiBirch ValeSK08I202003/06/20202adult
Ceramica pisiThe Hollies, Darley DaleSK26R202014/06/20201adult
Ceramica pisiThe Mays, Malthouse Lane, FroggattSK27N202024-Jun-201adult

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