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– Rare / Uncommon / Scarce
– easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.ID pointers: A rather stout and furry moth with forewing being greenish brown dusted and marked with dull yellow and grey. Can be variable in size and forewing tone.
Distribution: (Last record: 29 September 2025 at Gnat Hole, Glossop ) – A resident that appears to be rather scarce, or under-recorded perhaps, in suitable habitats, where the principle food plant Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) flourishes but it is locally distributed in Derbyshire. The main population is found in the Carboniferous Limestone areas of central west Derbyshire, extending into the central grit and extremities of the coal measure areas in the east. Seems to be absent from the south of the county. Very few reports/records.
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Last Recorded Year: 2025
Last Recorded By – Christian Heintzen
Last Recorded General Area – Gnat Hole, Glossop
Selected Images: Hathersage 2019 – The Late Claire Miles © / Barber Booth, Edale, Derbyshire – Ashlin Bower©/ 29/9/2025 – Gnat Hole – Christian Heintzen©
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Distribution Map for Dasypolia templi
Found 72 records
↳ 0 from After 2025
↳ 2 from 2020 - 2024
↳ 70 from Before 2020
↳ 0 from After 2025
↳ 2 from 2020 - 2024
↳ 70 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.
NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Dasypolia templi
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Monthly Records By Year:
Dasypolia templi
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year: Dasypolia templi
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Dasypolia templi
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Dasypolia templi
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Dasypolia templi
AGR: 0% | Total % Change: 0%
CUSUM Analysis: Dasypolia templi
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 15 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 8 (August) to provide a full-year equivalent.
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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 2013, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2012, 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: Dasypolia templi
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Dasypolia templi
Dasypolia templi
( 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 - Dasypolia templi – 72 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladycroft Ave, Buxton | SK07S | 20/09/2022 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Ladycroft Ave, Buxton | SK07S | 11/10/2021 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Buxton (Cote Heath Allotments) | SK07R | 12/10/2019 | 1 | adult | Danes_2019-2021 |
| Hathersage, Derbyshire, UK | SK28F | 29/09/2019 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Ladycroft Ave, Buxton | SK07S | 17/10/2017 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Parsley Hay (Peak Park Ranger Base) | SK16L | 07/10/2015 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Ladycroft Ave, Buxton | SK07S | 05/10/2013 | 2 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Ladycroft Ave | SK07S | 04/10/2013 | 2 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Ladycroft Ave, Buxton | SK07S | 24/09/2013 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Ladycroft Ave, Buxton | SK07S | 19/10/2012 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Ladycroft Ave,Buxton | SK07S | 19/10/2012 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Ladycroft Ave, Buxton | SK07S | 19/10/2012 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Ladycroft Ave, Buxton | SK07S | 27/10/2010 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Ladycroft Ave,Buxton | SK07S | 27/10/2010 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Ladycroft Ave, Buxton | SK07S | 27/10/2010 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley Dale | SK26R | 31/03/2003 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Ladycroft Ave, Buxton | SK07S | 06/10/2002 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Ladycroft Ave,Buxton | SK07S | 06/10/2002 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Ladycroft Ave, Buxton | SK07S | 06/10/2002 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Ladycroft Ave,Buxton | SK07S | 20/09/2002 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Ladycroft Ave, Buxton | SK07S | 20/09/2002 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Tunstead Quarry, Buxton | SK07X | 02/11/2000 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Longshaw Lodge, Nether Padley (high wooded slopes) | SK27U | 24/10/1998 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Ladycroft Ave, Buxton | SK07S | 09/10/1996 | 2 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Ladycroft Ave,Buxton | SK07S | 09/10/1996 | 2 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Ladycroft Ave, Buxton | SK07S | 09/10/1996 | 2 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Ladycroft Ave, Buxton | SK07S | 06/10/1995 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Ladycroft Ave, Buxton | SK07S | 07/10/1995 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Ladycroft Ave, Buxton | SK07S | 20/10/1995 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Ladycroft Ave,Buxton | SK07S | 06/10/1995 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Ladycroft Ave,Buxton | SK07S | 07/10/1995 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Ladycroft Ave,Buxton | SK07S | 20/10/1995 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Ladycroft Ave, Buxton | SK07S | 07/10/1995 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Ladycroft Ave, Buxton | SK07S | 06/10/1995 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Ladycroft Ave, Buxton | SK07S | 20/10/1995 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Beeley Moor, Beeley (site not precies) | SK26Z | 05/04/1995 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Ladycroft Ave, Buxton | SK07S | 03/10/1993 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Ladycroft Ave,Buxton | SK07S | 03/10/1993 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Ladycroft Ave, Buxton | SK07S | 03/10/1993 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Woodlands, Combs, Chapel en le Frith | SK07P | 28/04/1991 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Beeley Moor, Beeley (site not precies) | SK26Z | 26/08/1990 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Johnnygate, Barlow, Chesterfield | SK37C | 14/10/1989 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Johnnygate, Barlow, Chesterfield | SK37C | 07/10/1989 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Johnnygate, Barlow, Chesterfield | SK37C | 07/10/1989 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Johnnygate, Barlow, Chesterfield | SK37C | 14/10/1989 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Far Cross,Cavendish Park,Matlock | SK36A | 29/09/1987 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Hartington Dale, Hartington | SK16F | 02/10/1984 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Hartington (site not precise) | SK16F | 29/09/1984 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Hartington (site not precise) | SK16F | 29/09/1984 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Hopton Wood NR, Cromford (site not precise) | SK25T | 30/09/1983 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Hartington (site not precise) | SK16F | 02/10/1982 | 43 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Far Cross,Cavendish Park,Matlock | SK36A | 12/04/1980 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Wolds Rise, Cavendish Rd, Matlock | SK36A | 09/10/1979 | 2 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Wolds Rise, Cavendish Rd, Matlock | SK36A | 26/10/1976 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Wolds Rise, Cavendish Rd, Matlock | SK36A | 26/10/1976 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Wolds Rise, Cavendish Rd, Matlock | SK36A | 19/09/1976 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Wolds Rise, Cavendish Rd, Matlock | SK36A | 19/09/1976 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| nr Hartington, Derbys (old station, now Tissington Trail) | SK16K | 11/10/1975 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Ault Hucknall,Glapwell | SK46S | 14/10/1968 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Berry St, Hepthorne Lane | SK46C | 16/10/1966 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Newbold Drive, Chesterfield | SK37R | 20/10/1965 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Newbold Drive, Chesterfield | SK37R | 30/09/1965 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Moorend, Beeley, Matlock | SK26T | 05/04/1960 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Moorend, Beeley | SK26T | 05/04/1960 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Stocksmoor Farm, Cowlishaw Wood, Old Tupton | SK36S | 04/10/1959 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Beeley, Matlock | SK26T | 13/04/1959 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Beeley | SK26T | 13/04/1959 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Newbold Ave, Chesterfield | SK37R | 02/10/1957 | 2 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Newbold Ave, Chesterfield | SK37R | 19/10/1957 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Milford, Duffield | SK34M | 13/09/1893 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Kedleston St, Derby (site assumed to be his garden) | SK33N | 01/01/1885 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Kedleston St, Derby (site assumed to be his garden) | SK33N | 01/01/1885 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |