73.246 BF2185 - Lead-coloured Drab - Noctuidae - Orthosia populeti

73.246 BF2185 – Noctuidae – Hadeninae – Orthosia populeti – Lead-coloured Drab

Adult Macro: CAT 2 – Can be confused with other species –

– click for Adult Macro Verification Guidelines

– Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant

Taxonomy: Macro >> . . >> Noctuidae >> Hadeninae

ID Difficulty: amber

– care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.

ID pointers: The wings are grey brown and rounded at the tip. Very plainly marked but there is often a row of small black dots along the inner edge of the fringed outer wing. Male has feathered antennae.

Distribution: (Last record: 2021 ) – A resident that has become exceedingly rare and locally distributed in Derbyshire. Was a common species, especially in the south but now restricted to woodland containing Aspen (Populus tremula). Since 2007 there has been one record in 2019, and one record in 2021.

Flight Period: April / May / – On the wing April – May

Moth Activity: Nocturnal

*** Last updated on 6 May 2025 by RP ***

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Wingspan: 34-40mm
Forewing: 15-17mm

Food Plant: Aspen (Populus tremula).

Last Recorded Year: 2021

Last Recorded By – Not Recorded

Last Recorded General Area – Not Recorded

IMAGES BELOW: Melbourne, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©

Lead-coloured Drab – Orthosia populeti

Lead-coloured Drab - Melbourne - Tony Davison©

Lead-coloured Drab - Melbourne - Tony Davison©

Distribution Map for Orthosia populeti

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Found 28 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 1 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 27 from Before 2020

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Monthly Records By Year: Orthosia populeti

Monthly Counts By Year: Orthosia populeti

Recordings By Year: Orthosia populeti

Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Orthosia populeti

AGR: -1.37% | Total % Change: -28.2%

Years Analysed: 2000 – 2024

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Orthosia populeti

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Orthosia populeti

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 - Orthosia populeti – 28 records available

Listed by Year - descending

Taxon	Site Name	Tetrad	Year	Date	Count	Stage
Orthosia populeti	Midway, Derbys.	SK32A	2021	29/03/2021	1	adult
Orthosia populeti	Findern, Derbyshire, DE65 6AZ	SK33A	2019	22/03/2019	1	adult
Orthosia populeti	Hardhurst Rd, Alvaston, Derby	SK33W	2014	30/04/2014	1	Adult
Orthosia populeti	Hardhurst Rd, Alvaston, Derby	SK33W	2011	28/03/2011	2	Adult
Orthosia populeti	Hardhurst Rd, Alvaston, Derby	SK33W	2011	29/03/2011	3	Adult
Orthosia populeti	Hardhurst Rd, Alvaston, Derby	SK33W	2011	31/03/2011	1	Adult
Orthosia populeti	Hardhurst Rd, Alvaston, Derby	SK33W	2010	28/04/2010	1	Adult
Orthosia populeti	Beresford Dale (Tower),Hartington	SK15J	2007	07/04/2007	2	Adult
Orthosia populeti	Beresford Dale (Tower),Hartington	SK15J	2007	27/04/2007	1	Adult
Orthosia populeti	Calke Park	SK32L	2007	12/03/2007	2	adult
Orthosia populeti	Calke Park,Ticknall	SK32L	2007	12/03/2007	2	Adult
Orthosia populeti	Brierley Hill,Unstone	SK37S	2007	13/03/2007	1	Adult
Orthosia populeti	Edgecote Drive,Newhall,Swadlincote	SK22V	2006	20/04/2006	1	Adult
Orthosia populeti	Edgecote Drive,Newhall,Swadlincote	SK22V	2005	01/04/2005	1	Adult
Orthosia populeti	FOREMARK RESERVOIR	SK32H	2005	25/03/2005	1	adult
Orthosia populeti	Foremark Resr, Ticknall	SK32H	2005	25/03/2005	1	Adult
Orthosia populeti	Main Street, Kings Newton	SK32Y	2003	18/04/2003	2	Adult
Orthosia populeti	Main St,Kings Newton,Melbourne	SK32Y	2003	18/04/2003	2	Adult
Orthosia populeti	Main St,Kings Newton,Melbourne	SK32Y	2003	04/04/2003	1	Adult
Orthosia populeti	Main Street, Kings Newton	SK32Y	2003	04/04/2003	1	Adult
Orthosia populeti	Main St,Kings Newton,Melbourne	SK32Y	2003	07/04/2003	1	Adult
Orthosia populeti	Main Street, Kings Newton	SK32Y	2003	07/04/2003	1	Adult
Orthosia populeti	The Field,Shipley,Ilkeston	SK44M	1995	11/04/1995	1	Adult
Orthosia populeti	Skinner St, Creswell, Worksop	SK57H	1988	17/04/1988	1	Adult
Orthosia populeti	Carvers Rocks NR, Hartshorne, Swadlincote (site not precise)	SK32G	1981	10/04/1981	2	Adult
Orthosia populeti	Crich Chase, Ambergate (site not precise)	SK35L	1980	30/05/1980	20	Larvae
Orthosia populeti	Newbold Drive, Chesterfield	SK37R	1964	10/04/1964	1	Adult
Orthosia populeti	Newbold Rd, Chesterfield	SK37R	1963	03/04/1963	1	Adult