73.234 BF2229  -  Noctuidae -  Xyleninae - Dasypolia templi - Brindled Ochre Adult Macro:  CAT 1 - Distinctive species unlikely to be confused with others -       PDF Icon - click for Adult Macro Verification Guidelines

Green -  Rare / Uncommon / Scarce   
Taxonomy:   Macro  >> . >>  Noctuidae
ID Difficulty:  green  - 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: 2024 )  -  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.
Flight Period: March /  April /  September /  October /  November /  -  On the wing March – April and September – November.  Moth Activity: Nocturnal   - and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes -  Photographed By: Ashlin Bower, the late Claire Miles  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 6 May 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 35-40mm
Food Plant: Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium).
Last Recorded Year: 2024
Last Recorded By - Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area - Not Recorded

IMAGES BELOW:  Hathersage 2019 – The Late Claire Miles ©  /  Barber Booth, Edale, Derbyshire – Ashlin Bower© 

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Distribution Map for Dasypolia templi

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Found 72 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 2 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 70 from Before 2020

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Monthly Records By Year: Dasypolia templi

Monthly Counts By Year: Dasypolia templi

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Dasypolia templi – 72 records available

Listed by Year - descending

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCount
Dasypolia templiLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202220/09/20221
Dasypolia templiLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202111/10/20211
Dasypolia templiHathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F201929/09/20191
Dasypolia templiBuxton (Cote Heath Allotments)SK07R201912-Oct-191
Dasypolia templiLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S201717/10/20171
Dasypolia templiParsley Hay (Peak Park Ranger Base)SK16L201507/10/20151
Dasypolia templiLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S201305/10/20132
Dasypolia templiLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S201324/09/20131
Dasypolia templiLadycroft AveSK07S201304/10/20132
Dasypolia templiLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S201219/10/20121
Dasypolia templiLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S201219/10/20121
Dasypolia templiLadycroft Ave,BuxtonSK07S201219/10/20121
Dasypolia templiLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S201027/10/20101
Dasypolia templiLadycroft Ave,BuxtonSK07S201027/10/20101
Dasypolia templiLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S201027/10/20101
Dasypolia templiThe Hollies,Station Rd,Darley DaleSK26R200331/03/20031
Dasypolia templiLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S200206/10/20021
Dasypolia templiLadycroft Ave,BuxtonSK07S200220/09/20021
Dasypolia templiLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S200206/10/20021
Dasypolia templiLadycroft Ave,BuxtonSK07S200206/10/20021
Dasypolia templiLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S200220/09/20021
Dasypolia templiTunstead Quarry, BuxtonSK07X200002/11/20001
Dasypolia templiLongshaw Lodge, Nether Padley (high wooded slopes)SK27U199824/10/19981
Dasypolia templiLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S199609/10/19962
Dasypolia templiLadycroft Ave,BuxtonSK07S199609/10/19962
Dasypolia templiLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S199609/10/19962
Dasypolia templiBeeley Moor, Beeley (site not precies)SK26Z199505/04/19951
Dasypolia templiLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S199506/10/19951
Dasypolia templiLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S199520/10/19951
Dasypolia templiLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S199520/10/19951
Dasypolia templiLadycroft Ave,BuxtonSK07S199506/10/19951
Dasypolia templiLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S199507/10/19951
Dasypolia templiLadycroft Ave,BuxtonSK07S199520/10/19951
Dasypolia templiLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S199507/10/19951
Dasypolia templiLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S199506/10/19951
Dasypolia templiLadycroft Ave,BuxtonSK07S199507/10/19951
Dasypolia templiLadycroft Ave,BuxtonSK07S199303/10/19931
Dasypolia templiLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S199303/10/19931
Dasypolia templiLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S199303/10/19931
Dasypolia templiWoodlands, Combs, Chapel en le FrithSK07P199128/04/19911
Dasypolia templiBeeley Moor, Beeley (site not precies)SK26Z199026/08/19901
Dasypolia templiJohnnygate, Barlow, ChesterfieldSK37C198907/10/19891
Dasypolia templiJohnnygate, Barlow, ChesterfieldSK37C198907/10/19891
Dasypolia templiJohnnygate, Barlow, ChesterfieldSK37C198914/10/19891
Dasypolia templiJohnnygate, Barlow, ChesterfieldSK37C198914/10/19891
Dasypolia templiFar Cross,Cavendish Park,MatlockSK36A198729/09/19871
Dasypolia templiHartington Dale, HartingtonSK16F198402/10/19841
Dasypolia templiHartington (site not precise)SK16F198429/09/19841
Dasypolia templiHartington (site not precise)SK16F198429/09/19841
Dasypolia templiHopton Wood NR, Cromford (site not precise)SK25T198330/09/19831
Dasypolia templiHartington (site not precise)SK16F198202/10/198243
Dasypolia templiFar Cross,Cavendish Park,MatlockSK36A198012/04/19801
Dasypolia templiWolds Rise, Cavendish Rd, MatlockSK36A197909/10/19792
Dasypolia templiWolds Rise, Cavendish Rd, MatlockSK36A197626/10/19761
Dasypolia templiWolds Rise, Cavendish Rd, MatlockSK36A197626/10/19761
Dasypolia templiWolds Rise, Cavendish Rd, MatlockSK36A197619/09/19761
Dasypolia templiWolds Rise, Cavendish Rd, MatlockSK36A197619/09/19761
Dasypolia templinr Hartington, Derbys (old station, now Tissington Trail)SK16K197511/10/19751
Dasypolia templiAult Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S196814/10/19681
Dasypolia templiBerry St, Hepthorne LaneSK46C196616/10/19661
Dasypolia templiNewbold Drive, ChesterfieldSK37R196520/10/19651
Dasypolia templiNewbold Drive, ChesterfieldSK37R196530/09/19651
Dasypolia templiMoorend, Beeley, MatlockSK26T196005/04/19601
Dasypolia templiMoorend, BeeleySK26T196005/04/19601
Dasypolia templiBeeley, MatlockSK26T195913/04/19591
Dasypolia templiBeeleySK26T195913/04/19591
Dasypolia templiStocksmoor Farm, Cowlishaw Wood, Old TuptonSK36S195904/10/19591
Dasypolia templiNewbold Ave, ChesterfieldSK37R195702/10/19572
Dasypolia templiNewbold Ave, ChesterfieldSK37R195719/10/19571
Dasypolia templiMilford, DuffieldSK34M189313/09/18931
Dasypolia templiKedleston St, Derby (site assumed to be his garden)SK33N188501/01/1885 - 31/12/18851
Dasypolia templiKedleston St, Derby (site assumed to be his garden)SK33N188501/01/1885 - 31/12/18851

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