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73.183 BF2275  – Dusky-lemon Sallow – Cirrhia gilvago – ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Adult Macro:  CAT 2 – Can be confused with other species – Good photographs maybe required – Can be confused with other species       PDF Icon – click for Adult Macro Verification Guidelines
Green –  Rare / Uncommon / Scarce        red – Red-listed
Taxonomy:   Macro  >>.  >>  Noctuidae  >> Xyleninae
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Sallow
ID pointers: The forewing is slightly round and rounded at the tip, not hooked.Ground colour an orange-yellow or orange-brown, marbled, mottled and variably banded with a grey-blue.
Distribution:  (Last record: 5 October 2025 at Findern )  –  A Red Data Species – 2002 – Sadly a declining species. Just holding on as a resident that was once widely distributed in Derbyshire. Found predominantly in the south of the county at possibly one regular location. The population has been dramatically affected by dutch elm disease and the species has become exceedingly rare in the county.
General Comment: None Flight Period: September /  October –  On the wing September – October. Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – is attracted to light and sugar Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Tony Davison, Martin Roome, Brian Hallam  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 13 January 2026 by TD ***
Wingspan: 32-38mm
Forewing: 15-18mm Food Plant: English elm.
Last Recorded Year: 2025
Last Recorded By – Brian Hallam
Last Recorded General Area – Findern
Selected Images:  Melbourne, Derbyshire & Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Tony Davison© – Chaddesden, Derby – Martin Roome© / Findern (2025) Brian hallam©

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Dusky-lemon Sallow – Cirrhia gilvago
73.183 BF2275 - Dusky-lemon Sallow - Noctuidae - Cirrhia gilvago
Dusky-lemon Sallow – Cirrhia gilvago
Dusky-lemon Sallow - 5th October 2025 - Findern - Brian Hallam
Dusky-lemon Sallow – 5th October 2025 – Findern – Brian Hallam
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73.183 BF2275 - Dusky-lemon Sallow - Noctuidae - Cirrhia gilvago
Dusky-lemon Sallow - 5th October 2025 - Findern - Brian Hallam


Image Gallery

Dusky-lemon Sallow - 5th October 2025 - Findern - Brian Hallam Dusky-lemon Sallow - 28th September 2024 - Chaddesden, Derby - Martin Roome© Dusky Lemon Sallow - 14th September 2002 - Melbourne - Tony Davison©

Distribution Map for Cirrhia gilvago

Found 89 records
    ↳ from 2026+
    ↳ 5 from 2020 - 2025
    ↳ 84 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Cirrhia gilvago

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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: Cirrhia gilvago
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

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Recordings By Year: Cirrhia gilvago
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Cirrhia gilvago
AGR: -1.19%   |   Total % Change: -25%

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Cirrhia gilvago
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Cirrhia gilvago

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 2020-2026.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Cirrhia gilvago – 89 records available

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

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
Findern, DerbyshireSK33A05/10/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, DerbyshireSK33A19/09/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Chaddesden, DerbySK33T28/09/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A21/09/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A30/09/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A21/09/20191adultvc57_irecords_extract
Repton (site not precise)SK32B01/08/20151Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y07/10/20131Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Lancaster Ave,SandiacreSK43S30/10/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Lancaster Ave,SandiacreSK43S08/10/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Lancaster Ave,SandiacreSK43S02/10/20112Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Lancaster Ave,SandiacreSK43S01/10/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Lancaster Ave,SandiacreSK43S27/09/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S09/10/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Repton (site not precise)SK32B06/09/20085Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S23/09/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A22/09/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Lancaster Ave,SandiacreSK43S12/09/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Lancaster Ave,SandiacreSK43S11/09/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Lancaster Ave,SandiacreSK43S11/10/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Calke Park (Lime Tree Ave), TicknallSK32L08/10/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Calke Park (Lime Tree Ave), TicknallSK32L08/10/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y14/09/20021Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y14/09/20021Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Melbourne, DerbyshireSK32X31/08/20021adultvc57_irecords_extract
Lancaster Ave,SandiacreSK43S15/10/20011Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Lancaster Ave,SandiacreSK43S15/10/20011Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Lancaster Ave,SandiacreSK43S13/10/20011Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Lancaster Ave,SandiacreSK43S13/10/20011Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Lancaster Ave,SandiacreSK43S29/09/20012Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Lancaster Ave,SandiacreSK43S29/09/20012Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Wilmot St, Sawley, Long EatonSK43R27/09/19991Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Wilmot St, Sawley, Long EatonSK43R19/09/19981Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Shardlow Hall, Shardlow, Long EatonSK43F23/09/19851Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Shardlow Hall, Shardlow, Long EatonSK43F23/09/19851Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Matlock (Teacher Training College)SK36A20/09/19821Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Matlock (Teacher Training College)SK36A17/09/19821Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Barnard Ave, Coal AstonSK37U01/01/19811Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Barnard Ave, Coal AstonSK37U01/01/19811Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Matlock (Teacher Training College)SK36A20/09/19801Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Matlock (Teacher Training College)SK36A19/09/19801Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Matlock (Teacher Training College)SK36A16/09/19801Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Wolds Rise, Cavendish Rd, MatlockSK36A03/10/19793Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Field Close, Hilton, Burton on TrentSK23K28/09/19771Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Field Close, Hilton, Burton on TrentSK23K23/09/19771Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Field Close, Hilton, Burton on TrentSK23K19/09/19771Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Field Close, Hilton, Burton on TrentSK23K14/09/19771Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Field Close, Hilton, Burton on TrentSK23K15/09/19742Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Nimblejack (quarry), Via Gellia, Cromford (site not precise)SK25T12/06/19716Larvaevc57_danes_bc_data
The Old Manse, Ault Hucknall, GlapwellSK46S07/10/19681Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Old Manse, Ault Hucknall, GlapwellSK46S03/10/19681Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Old Manse, Ault Hucknall, GlapwellSK46S01/10/19682Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Old Manse, Ault Hucknall, GlapwellSK46S30/09/19681Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Old Manse, Ault Hucknall, GlapwellSK46S26/09/19681Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Erewash Sq, IlkestonSK44Q11/09/19661Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
AshoverSK36L03/10/19651Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Newbold Drive, ChesterfieldSK37R29/09/19651Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Newbold Ave, ChesterfieldSK37R18/09/19631Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Newbold Ave, ChesterfieldSK37R16/09/19631Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Berry St, Hepthorne LaneSK46C19/09/19601Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Berry St, Hepthorne Lane, North WingfieldSK46C19/09/19601Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Bakewell (site not precise)SK26E17/10/19551Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Berry St, Hepthorne LaneSK46C18/09/19551Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Berry St, Hepthorne Lane, North WingfieldSK46C18/09/19551Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Berry St, Hepthorne LaneSK46C03/10/19541Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Berry St, Hepthorne Lane, North WingfieldSK46C03/10/19541Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Berry St, Hepthorne LaneSK46C12/09/19542Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Berry St, Hepthorne Lane, North WingfieldSK46C12/09/19542Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Berry St, Hepthorne LaneSK46C16/09/19531Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Berry St, Hepthorne Lane, North WingfieldSK46C16/09/19531Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Froggatt (site not precise)SK27N01/01/19461Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Langley Mill (site not precise)SK44N01/01/19461Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Repton (site not precise)SK32B01/08/19151Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Repton (site not precise)SK32B06/09/19085Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Repton (site not precise)SK32B03/09/19071Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Repton (site not precise)SK32B15/09/19061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Kirk Langley (site not precise)SK23Z11/09/18981Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Lathkill Dale (site not precise)SK16S17/06/18851Larvaevc57_danes_bc_data
Barrow on Trent, Derby (site not precise)SK32P01/01/18851Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Findern, Derby (site not precise)SK33A01/01/18851Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Kedleston St, Derby (site assumed to be his garden)SK33N01/01/18851Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Kedleston St, Derby (site assumed to be his garden)SK33N01/01/18851Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Derbyshire (site not precise)SK33L01/01/18701Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Kedleston St, Derby (site assumed to be his garden)SK33N07/06/18661Larvaevc57_danes_bc_data
Kedleston St, Derby (site assumed to be his garden)SK33N07/06/18661Larvaevc57_danes_bc_data
Derby (site not precise)SK33L07/06/18631Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Derbyshire (site not precise)SK33L01/01/18595Pupaevc57_danes_bc_data
Derbyshire (site not precise)SK33L01/01/18595Pupaevc57_danes_bc_data
Derbyshire (site not precise)SK33L01/01/18001Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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