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73.144 BF2350  –  Noctuidae –  Xyleninae – Denticucullus pygmina – Small Wainscot Adult Macro:  CAT 1 – Distinctive species unlikely to be confused with others –       PDF Icon – click for Adult Macro Verification Guidelines
Blue –  Generally Common / Widespread   
Taxonomy:   Macro  >> Noctuidae  >> Xyleninae
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: A small but quiet chunky looking moth with forewing a pale yellowish-straw, pinkish-straw subtly marked with streaks of grey.
Distribution:  A resident that is locally common and widely distributed in Derbyshire. Present in small numbers across the county.More numerous on the upland grit-stone moors and on Coal Measures.
Flight Period: August /  September /  October /  –  On the wing August – October. Moth Activity: Nocturnal  Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Tony Davison, Bryan Barnacle  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 6 May 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 23-29mm
Forewing: 10-14mm Food Plant: Sedge (Carex sp.).
Recorded dates for Common [Blue codeBlue-coded ] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.
IMAGES BELOW:  Melbourne, Derbyshire – Tony Davison© and Froggatt, Derbyshire – Bryan Barnacle©

Small Wainscot - Noctuidae - Denticucullus pygmina
Small Wainscot – Noctuidae – Denticucullus pygmina – Bryan Barnacle
Small Wainscot - Noctuidae - Denticucullus pygmina
Small Wainscot – Noctuidae – Denticucullus pygmina
Small Wainscot - Noctuidae - Denticucullus pygmina
Small Wainscot - Noctuidae - Denticucullus pygmina

2350-small-wainscot Small Wainscot Melbourne - Tony Davison©
2350-small-wainscot-2 Small Wainscot - Froggatt - Bryan Barnacle©

Distribution Map for Denticucullus pygmina

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Found 252 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 45 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 207 from Before 2020

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Monthly Records By Year: Denticucullus pygmina

Monthly Counts By Year: Denticucullus pygmina

Recordings By Year: Denticucullus pygmina

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Denticucullus pygmina

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Denticucullus pygmina

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 - Denticucullus pygmina – 252 records available

Listed by Year - descending

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCount
Denticucullus pygminaGlossop, Cown EdgeSK09A202430/08/20242
Denticucullus pygminaTorside Reservoir northeast endSK09U202403/08/20241
Denticucullus pygminaMellorSJ98Z202430/08/20241
Denticucullus pygminaMellorSJ98Z202414/08/20242
Denticucullus pygminaOld Park Plantation, ChatsworthSK26U202412/08/20241
Denticucullus pygminaDerbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G202423/08/20241
Denticucullus pygminaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202403/09/20241
Denticucullus pygminaStonebroom.SK45E202401/09/20241
Denticucullus pygminaJim Mart Nature ReserveSK36S202417/08/20241
Denticucullus pygminaBirch ValeSK08I202416/08/20241
Denticucullus pygminaDerbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G202431/08/20241
Denticucullus pygminaGlossop, Cown EdgeSK09A202409/08/202416
Denticucullus pygminaMellorSJ98Z202431/08/20241
Denticucullus pygminaMellorSJ98Z202429/08/20242
Denticucullus pygminaJim Mart Nature ReserveSK36S202410/08/20241
Denticucullus pygminaLongdendale, Wildboar Clough WoodlandSK09U202403/09/20241
Denticucullus pygminaMellorSJ98Z202305/09/20231
Denticucullus pygminaMellorSJ98Z202319/08/20231
Denticucullus pygminaMellorSJ98Z202309/09/20231
Denticucullus pygminaMellorSJ98Z202301/09/20231
Denticucullus pygminaMellorSJ98Z202317/08/20231
Denticucullus pygminaGlossop, Shawmoor PlantationSK09F202323/08/20231
Denticucullus pygminaMellorSJ98Z202306/09/20231
Denticucullus pygminaMellorSJ98Z202329/08/20232
Denticucullus pygminaLongdendale, Wildboar CloughSK09U202322/08/20231
Denticucullus pygminaBirch ValeSK08I202319/08/20231
Denticucullus pygminaMellorSJ98Z202315/09/20231
Denticucullus pygminaHathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F202214/08/20221
Denticucullus pygminaGlossop, The TwitchlingsSK09K202201/09/20221
Denticucullus pygminaDerbyshire, England, United KingdomSK07S202216/08/20221
Denticucullus pygminaHathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F202220/08/20221
Denticucullus pygminaFindern, Derbyshire, DE65 6AZSK33A202218/07/20221
Denticucullus pygminaLadycroft AveSK07S202226/08/20222
Denticucullus pygminaHathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F202230/08/20221
Denticucullus pygminaUpper Cromford GardenSK25Y202226/08/20221
Denticucullus pygminaMiddleton by WirksworthSK25T202101/09/20211
Denticucullus pygminaBirch ValeSK08I202122/08/20211
Denticucullus pygminaBirch ValeSK08I202120/08/20211
Denticucullus pygminaMiddleton by WirkworthSK25T202118/09/20211
Denticucullus pygmina294 Longhurst Lane, MellorSJ98Z202018-Aug-203
Denticucullus pygmina294 Longhurst Lane, MellorSJ98Z20204-Sep-201
Denticucullus pygmina294 Longhurst Lane, MellorSJ98Z202021-Aug-201
Denticucullus pygmina294 Longhurst Lane, MellorSJ98Z20206-Sep-201
Denticucullus pygmina294 Longhurst Lane, MellorSJ98Z202028-Aug-202
Denticucullus pygminaBirch ValeSK08I202026/08/20201
Denticucullus pygminaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S201930/08/20191
Denticucullus pygmina121 Wood Lane, Newhall, SwadlincoteSK22V201912-Jul-191
Denticucullus pygminaBarbrook Resvr, BaslowSK27T201927/08/20191
Denticucullus pygminaThe Mays, Malthouse Lane, FroggattSK27N20194-Aug-191
Denticucullus pygminaBirch ValeSK08I201817/08/20181
Denticucullus pygminaShirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z201803/08/20181
Denticucullus pygminaShirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z201617/08/20161
Denticucullus pygminaStraw's Bridge, Ilkeston, Meadow near Sustrans Cycle TrackSK44K201611/08/20162
Denticucullus pygminaHoly Moor, Holymoorside (site not precise)SK36N201516/10/20151
Denticucullus pygminaRepton (site not precise)SK32B201519/09/20151
Denticucullus pygminaHartington (Station Quarry - trees S of quarry buildings)SK16K201418/09/20141
Denticucullus pygminaLadycroft AveSK07S201415/09/20141
Denticucullus pygminaLadycroft AveSK07S201424/08/20141
Denticucullus pygminaLadycroft AveSK07S201401/09/20141
Denticucullus pygminaLadycroft AveSK07S201419/08/20141
Denticucullus pygminaHartington (Station Quarry - apple tree at entrance)SK16K201418/09/20142
Denticucullus pygminaLadycroft AveSK07S201429/08/20141
Denticucullus pygminaLadycroft AveSK07S201313/09/20131
Denticucullus pygminaLadycroft AveSK07S201301/09/20131
Denticucullus pygminaThe Old Manse, Ault Hucknall, GlapwellSK46S201323/08/20131
Denticucullus pygminaLadycroft AveSK07S201326/08/20131
Denticucullus pygminaThe Old Manse, Ault Hucknall, GlapwellSK46S201323/08/20131
Denticucullus pygminaLadycroft AveSK07S201304/09/20132
Denticucullus pygminaThe Old Manse, Ault Hucknall, GlapwellSK46S201305/09/20132
Denticucullus pygminaLadycroft AveSK07S201330/08/20132
Denticucullus pygminaLadycroft AveSK07S201324/08/20133
Denticucullus pygminaLadycroft AveSK07S201324/09/20131
Denticucullus pygminaLadycroft AveSK07S201303/09/20132
Denticucullus pygminaThe Old Manse, Ault Hucknall, GlapwellSK46S201305/09/20132
Denticucullus pygminaLadycroft AveSK07S201328/08/20131
Denticucullus pygminaLadycroft AveSK07S201323/08/20134
Denticucullus pygminaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S201205/09/20121
Denticucullus pygminaLadycroft Ave,BuxtonSK07S201215/09/20121
Denticucullus pygminaThe Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N201226/07/20121
Denticucullus pygminaLadycroft Ave,BuxtonSK07S201228/08/20127
Denticucullus pygminaLadycroft Ave,BuxtonSK07S201205/09/20121
Denticucullus pygminaThe Hollies,Station Rd,Darley DaleSK26R201220/08/20121
Denticucullus pygminaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S201203/09/20122
Denticucullus pygminaAult Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S201211/08/20121
Denticucullus pygminaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S201224/08/20122
Denticucullus pygminaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S201215/09/20121
Denticucullus pygminaSchool Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R201222/08/20121
Denticucullus pygminaLadycroft Ave,BuxtonSK07S201208/09/20121
Denticucullus pygminaLadycroft Ave,BuxtonSK07S201203/09/20122
Denticucullus pygminaThe Hollies,Station Rd,Darley DaleSK26R201219/08/20121
Denticucullus pygminaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S201228/08/20127
Denticucullus pygminaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S201207/09/20121
Denticucullus pygminaLadycroft Ave,BuxtonSK07S201231/08/20121
Denticucullus pygminaLadycroft Ave,BuxtonSK07S201207/09/20121
Denticucullus pygminaLadycroft Ave,BuxtonSK07S201224/08/20122
Denticucullus pygminaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S201208/09/20121
Denticucullus pygminaThe Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N201226/07/20121
Denticucullus pygminaSchool Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R201222/08/20121
Denticucullus pygminaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S201231/08/20121
Denticucullus pygminaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S201113/09/20111

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