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73.225 BF2248  –  Noctuidae –  Xyleninae – Dryobotodes eremita – Brindled Green – (Fabricius, 1775) 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  >> Xyleninae
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: The forewing of this autumn moth is a greyish black or grey or a dull green and the most distinguishing feature is a pale blotch in the central area next to the oval, bordered with black along the rear and central area. The green colour of the forewing can be very variable.
Distribution:  (Last record: 2024 )  –  A resident that is uncommon and locally distributed in Derbyshire. A species that is associated with ancient woodlands, especially in the south of the county.
Flight Period: August /  September /  October /  –  On the wing August – October. Moth Activity: Nocturnal  Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Tony Davison  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 32-39mm
Forewing: 15-17mm Food Plant: Oak (Quercus).
Last Recorded Year: 2024
Last Recorded By – Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area – Not Recorded
Selected Images:  Melbourne, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©

Brindled Green - Noctuidae - Dryobotodes eremita
Brindled Green – Dryobotodes eremita
Brindled Green - Noctuidae - Dryobotodes eremita


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Brindled Green - Melbourne - Tony Davison©

Distribution Map for Dryobotodes eremita

Found 159 records
    ↳ 6 from After 2025
    ↳ 31 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 122 from Before 2020
Flying
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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 – Dryobotodes eremita

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Note – the NBN Atlas datasets are listed in the map below and vary in their currency (uptodateness) – however, the map does give a general indication of the moth's distribution across the UK.

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Monthly Records By Year: Dryobotodes eremita
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Monthly Counts By Year: Dryobotodes eremita
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


First/Last Recorded Dates: Dryobotodes eremita
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]

Shading shows moth presence between dates

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Recordings By Year: Dryobotodes eremita
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Dryobotodes eremita
AGR: -1.75%   |   Total % Change: -35.7%


CUSUM Analysis: Dryobotodes eremita
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 5 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.

ⓘ 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 2000, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2021, 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: Dryobotodes eremita
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Dryobotodes eremita
( 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 - Dryobotodes eremita – 159 records available

Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
BelperSK34U06/09/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
mellorSJ98Z09/09/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Staunton Harold Reservoir, DerbyshireSK32S05/09/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
Allestree Park, DerbySK34K03/09/20253adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, DerbyshireSK33A25/09/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Wingerworth, DerbyshireSK36Y10/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Darwin ForestSK26X01/10/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Darwin ForestSK26X02/10/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Markham Vale DerbyshireSK47K16/09/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Mickleover gardenSK33C06/09/20242adultvc57_irecords_extract
Mickleover gardenSK33C08/09/20243adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A06/09/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Norton Lees, SheffieldSK38L09/09/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
SandiacreSK43S26/08/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Chaddesden, DerbySK33T08/08/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Woodland AveSK43R08/10/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Orchid WoodSK43L08/09/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Markham Vale South TipSK47L13/09/20237adultvc57_irecords_extract
Melbourne, DerbyshireSK32X15/09/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Inkersall GardenSK47G16/09/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Shirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z15/09/20231Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Belper GardenSK34P09/09/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern GardenSK33A06/09/20231Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern GardenSK33A10/09/20231Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern GardenSK33A17/09/20231Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern GardenSK33A19/09/20231Adultvc57_irecords_extract
BelperSK34N07/09/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Mickleover gardenSK33C03/09/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Mickleover gardenSK33C09/09/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Shirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z01/10/20222Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A16/09/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A25/09/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A07/09/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A08/09/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A14/09/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A15/09/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A22/09/20202adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A06/09/20191adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A21/09/20191adultvc57_irecords_extract
Forbes HoleSK43W13/10/20171adultvc57_irecords_extract
Long Eaton - Marlborough RoadSK43X18/08/20171Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Shirland-Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z05/10/20151Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Shirland-Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z15/09/20151Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hardhurst Rd, Alvaston, DerbySK33W24/09/20141Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Hillside, Findern, DerbySK33A14/09/20141Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Old Manse, Ault Hucknall, GlapwellSK46S24/09/20132Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Old Manse, Ault Hucknall, GlapwellSK46S24/09/20132Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Old Manse, Ault Hucknall, GlapwellSK46S26/08/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Old Manse, Ault Hucknall, GlapwellSK46S26/08/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S07/10/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S07/09/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Findern Marina, Willington, DerbySK32E08/09/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Greenhill, SheffieldSK38K14/09/20112Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S26/09/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Duffield Rd, Allestree, DerbySK34K15/09/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Glebe Rise,Littleover,DerbySK33H29/09/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Greenhill, SheffieldSK38K14/09/20112Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Hardhurst Rd, Alvaston, DerbySK33W19/09/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Hardhurst Rd, Alvaston, DerbySK33W02/09/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Duffield Rd, Allestree, DerbySK34K15/09/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Hardhurst Rd, Alvaston, DerbySK33W09/09/20102Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Wood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V11/09/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S08/09/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
DovedaleSK15K19/09/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Wood Lane, Newhall, SwadlincoteSK22V11/09/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S31/08/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S22/08/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Calke Park (Betty's Pool),TicknallSK32R24/08/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S20/09/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Waingroves Wood,CodnorSK44E18/09/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S11/09/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Briar Close,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V17/09/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Briar Close,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V17/09/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S14/09/20081Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Glossop (Shire Hill Quarry)SK09M01/09/20081Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S29/08/20082Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S30/08/20081Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S02/10/20071Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Drakelow NR,Burton on TrentSK22F13/09/20072Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Carvers Rocks NR,Hartshorne,SwadlincoteSK32G07/09/20071Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S10/09/20071Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Drakelow NR,Burton on TrentSK22F13/09/20072Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Church St,Holloway,MatlockSK35I15/09/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S23/09/20062Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Church St,Holloway,MatlockSK35I28/09/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S04/09/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Edgecote Drive,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V05/09/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Church St,Holloway,MatlockSK35I05/09/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S14/09/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S27/08/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
FOREMARK RESERVOIRSK32H16/09/20031adultvc57_irecords_extract
Foremark Resr (orange hill wood area), TicknallSK32H16/09/20031Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Wilmot St, Sawley, Long EatonSK43R15/09/20001Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Field,Shipley,IlkestonSK44M30/09/20005Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Wilmot St, Sawley, Long EatonSK43R15/09/20001Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Shipley Hill, Shipley Park, IlkestonSK44H03/09/19961Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Field,Shipley,IlkestonSK44M05/09/19962Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Shipley Hill, Shipley Park, IlkestonSK44H03/09/19961Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Field,Shipley,IlkestonSK44M05/09/19962Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Springfield Ave, SandiacreSK43S18/09/19941Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Fernhill Rd, MellorSJ98U25/09/19931Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Stevens Rd, SandiacreSK43T16/09/19931Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Hall Wood, Church Gresley, SwadlincoteSK21Z29/08/19932Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Hall Wood, Church Gresley, SwadlincoteSK21Z29/08/19932Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pond House, Mapperley Res, IlkestonSK44G12/09/19919Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pond House, Mapperley Res, IlkestonSK44G12/09/19919Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pond House, Mapperley Res, IlkestonSK44G11/09/19907Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Deerlands Rd, Ashgate, ChesterfieldSK37K12/09/19901Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Fernhill Rd, MellorSJ98U29/08/19903Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pond House, Mapperley Res, IlkestonSK44G02/09/19893Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pond House, Mapperley Res, IlkestonSK44G09/09/19893Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Deerlands Rd, Ashgate, ChesterfieldSK37K25/09/19891Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pond House, Mapperley Res, IlkestonSK44G02/09/19893Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pond House, Mapperley Res, IlkestonSK44G09/09/19893Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Grasscroft Wood, DronfieldSK37N26/08/19891Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Johnnygate, Barlow, ChesterfieldSK37C22/10/19881Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Johnnygate, Barlow, ChesterfieldSK37C08/10/19881Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Johnnygate, Barlow, ChesterfieldSK37C15/10/19881Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Johnnygate, Barlow, ChesterfieldSK37C08/10/19881Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Johnnygate, Barlow, ChesterfieldSK37C15/10/19881Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Johnnygate, Barlow, ChesterfieldSK37C22/10/19881Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Deerlands Rd, Ashgate, ChesterfieldSK37K12/09/19881Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pond House, Mapperley Res, IlkestonSK44G10/09/19883Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Deerlands Rd, Ashgate, ChesterfieldSK37K20/09/19881Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pond House, Mapperley Res, IlkestonSK44G10/09/19883Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pond House, Mapperley Res, IlkestonSK44G05/08/19881Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pond House, Mapperley Res, IlkestonSK44G05/08/19881Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S16/06/19862Larvaevc57_danes_bc_data
Shipley Wood, Shipley Park, IlkestonSK44L28/09/19841Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Shardlow Hall, Shardlow, Long EatonSK43F31/08/19831Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Shardlow Hall, Shardlow, Long EatonSK43F31/08/19831Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Beeley Lodge, ChatsworthSK26U10/09/19822Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Back Lane,GlapwellSK46T20/09/19824Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Beeley Lodge, Chatsworth ParkSK26U10/09/19822Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Back Lane, GlapwellSK46T20/09/19824Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Wilmot St, Sawley, Long EatonSK43R09/09/19811Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Wilmot St, Sawley, Long EatonSK43R15/09/19811Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Askew Grove, ReptonSK32D16/09/19811Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Askew Grove, ReptonSK32D07/09/19811Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Askew Grove, ReptonSK32D03/09/19801Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Wolds Rise, Cavendish Rd, MatlockSK36A03/10/19791Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Atlow Mill, Derbs.SK24J05/09/19791Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Wolds Rise, Cavendish Rd, MatlockSK36A30/09/19791Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Old Manse, Ault Hucknall, GlapwellSK46S12/09/19681Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Old Manse, Ault Hucknall, GlapwellSK46S14/09/19682Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Old Manse, Ault Hucknall, GlapwellSK46S24/09/19681Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Old Manse, Ault Hucknall, GlapwellSK46S25/09/19681Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Old Manse, Ault Hucknall, GlapwellSK46S19/09/19683Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Old Manse, Ault Hucknall, GlapwellSK46S27/09/19681Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Old Manse, Ault Hucknall, GlapwellSK46S11/09/19682Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Newbold Drive, ChesterfieldSK37R16/09/19671Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Newbold Drive, ChesterfieldSK37R03/09/19641Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Newbold Ave, ChesterfieldSK37R16/09/19631Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Moorend, Beeley, MatlockSK26T25/08/19592Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Moorend, Beeley, MatlockSK26T22/08/19591Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Moorend, Beeley, MatlockSK26T28/08/19592Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Moorend, BeeleySK26T22/08/19591Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Moorend, BeeleySK26T25/08/19592Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Moorend, BeeleySK26T28/08/19592Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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