– click for Adult Macro Verification Guidelines
– Rare / Uncommon / Scarce
– care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required. Confusion Species: Webb’s Wainscot; Twin-spotted Wainscot
ID pointers: The forewing is quiet broad and in the most common form – arundineta, the straw-brown base colour with grey vertical streak leading into a cross-band along the outer wing edge is diagnostic. The nominate form dissoluta is a plain grey-brown with a prominent dark kidney mark outlined in white.
Distribution: (Last record: 26 August 2024 at Markham Vale Complex ) – A resident that is uncommon and locally distributed in Derbyshire. A reed bed species being a relict from the fenlands still surviving at a local level in the south-east of the county at wetland habitat in the Trent Valley. Now being reported from an increasing number of sites, restricted to the south of the county.
General Comment: None *** Last updated on 13 January 2026 by TD ***
Forewing: 12-15mm
Last Recorded By – Sid Morris
Last Recorded General Area – Markham Vale Complex
Selected Images: Findern, Derbyshire – July 2016 – Brian & Jean Hallam©
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Distribution Map for Archanara dissoluta
Found 29 records
↳ from 2026+
↳ 9 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 20 from Before 2020
↳ from 2026+
↳ 9 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 20 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 – Archanara dissoluta
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the map does give a general indication of the moth's distribution across the UK.
Monthly Records By Year:
Archanara dissoluta
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year: Archanara dissoluta
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Archanara dissoluta
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Archanara dissoluta
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Archanara dissoluta
AGR: 1.71% | Total % Change: 33.3%
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Archanara dissoluta
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Archanara dissoluta
Archanara dissoluta
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 - Archanara dissoluta – 29 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markham Vale Derbyshire | SK47L | 26/08/2024 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Markham Vale Derbyshire | SK47K | 09/08/2024 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| ambaston gravel pits | SK43F | 17/07/2024 | 2 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Staveley Derbyshire | SK47H | 11/08/2023 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Markham Vale Derbyshire | SK47L | 10/08/2023 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Staveley Derbyshire | SK47H | 09/08/2023 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Woodland Ave | SK43R | 19/07/2022 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Not given | SK22F | 08/07/2021 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Drakelow, Derbys. | SK22F | 08/07/2021 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Briar Close, Newhall, Swadlincote | SK22V | 02/08/2019 | 1 | adult | Danes_2019-2021 |
| Hillside, Findern, Derby | SK33A | 26/07/2016 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Drakelow NR (Minton's Lagoon), Burton on Trent | SK22F | 27/06/2015 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Midway Rd,Midway,Swadlincote | SK32A | 30/08/2013 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Midway Rd,Midway,Swadlincote | SK32A | 30/08/2013 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Midway Rd,Midway,Swadlincote | SK32A | 29/07/2011 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Drakelow NR (Minton's Lagoon), Burton on Trent | SK22F | 24/07/2010 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Drakelow NR (Minton's Lagoon), Burton on Trent | SK22F | 24/07/2010 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Drakelow NR (Minton's Lagoon), Burton on Trent | SK22F | 22/08/2009 | 3 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Drakelow NR (Minton's Lagoon), Burton on Trent | SK22F | 22/08/2009 | 3 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Drakelow NR (car park),Burton on Trent | SK22F | 29/08/2008 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Drakelow NR (car park),Burton on Trent | SK22F | 29/08/2008 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Drakelow NR,Burton on Trent | SK22F | 08/09/2007 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Drakelow NR,Burton on Trent | SK22F | 08/09/2007 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Ault Hucknall,Glapwell | SK46S | 09/08/2007 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Wilmot St, Sawley, Long Eaton | SK43R | 29/07/1997 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Wilmot St, Sawley, Long Eaton | SK43R | 29/07/1997 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Wilmot St, Sawley, Long Eaton (error, Trentlock) | SK43R | 25/08/1981 | 2 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Wilmot St, Sawley, Long Eaton (error) | SK43R | 25/08/1981 | 2 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Trentlock, Sawley, Long Eaton | SK43V | 14/08/1981 | 8 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |