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73.048 BF2397  –  Noctuidae –  Metoponiinae – Panemeria tenebrata – Small Yellow Underwing – (Scopoli, 1763) Adult Macro:  CAT 1 – Distinctive species unlikely to be confused with others –       PDF Icon – click for Adult Macro Verification Guidelines
Blue –  Generally Common / Widespread        day-flying – Day-flying
Taxonomy:   Macro   >>  Noctuidae  >> Metoponiinae
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: Totally unlike any other British macro moth. Small size, dark forewing, dusted with grey and a blackish underwing with contrasting yellow band is diagnostic.
Distribution:  A resident that is locally common and widely distributed in Derbyshire. An inconspicuous little moth that favours wasteland, road verges and rough grassland. Absent from the high grit-stone north and locally common in the Trent Valley, Derwent Valley and the Limestone areas of the county.
Flight Period: May /  June /  –  On the wing May – June. Moth Activity: Diurnal  – prefers sunny days Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Tony Davison, Will Soar   © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 21 July 2025 by WS ***
Wingspan: 19-22mm
Forewing: 8-10mm Food Plant: Mouse-ear (Cerastium spp.), especially Common Mouse-ear (C. holosteoides).
Recorded dates for Common [Blue code Blue-coded] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.
IMAGES BELOW:  Foremark, Derbyshire – Tony Davison © / Kings Newton April 2025 – Will Soar©

Small Yellow Underwing - Noctuidae - Panemeria tenebrata
Small Yellow Underwing – Panemeria tenebrata
Small Yellow Underwing - Noctuidae - Panemeria tenebrata
Small Yellow Underwing – Panemeria tenebrata
Small Yellow Underwing - Noctuidae - Panemeria tenebrata
Small Yellow Underwing – Panemeria tenebrata
Small Yellow Underwing-Panemeria tenebrata-Kings Newton -30th April 2025 - Will Soar
Small Yellow Underwing-Panemeria tenebrata-Kings Newton -30th April 2025 – Will Soar
Small Yellow Underwing - Noctuidae - Panemeria tenebrata
Small Yellow Underwing - Noctuidae - Panemeria tenebrata
Small Yellow Underwing - Noctuidae - Panemeria tenebrata
Small Yellow Underwing-Panemeria tenebrata-Kings Newton -30th April 2025 - Will Soar

2397-small-yellow-underwing Small Yellow Underwing - 5th June 2006 Foremark - Tony Davison©
2397-small-yellow-underwing-2 Small Yellow Underwing - 5th June 2006 Foremark - Tony Davison©

Distribution Map for Panemeria tenebrata

Found 156 records
    ↳ 23 from After 2025
    ↳ 53 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 80 from Before 2020

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******* Choose ONLY one at a time, of either Monad, Tetrad or Hectad Distribution - each has it's own set of data. Also, the distribution maps cover ALL recorded data. *******

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.

Land-cover * shows the variety of land-cover within the VC57 area, based on the CORINE (Coordination of Information on the Environment) forty-four thematic classes of land-cover. This will show, to a greater or lesser degree, the number and variety of moths found in different land-cover types. The UK continues to operate within the Copernicus programme, with the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) providing Corine Land Cover (CLC) datasets for the UK and its territories.


NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Panemeria tenebrata

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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: Panemeria tenebrata
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

Shading shows moth presence between dates

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Recordings By Year: Panemeria tenebrata
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Panemeria tenebrata
AGR: -1.57%   |   Total % Change: -30.4%


CUSUM Analysis: Panemeria tenebrata
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 4 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 7 (July) 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 2014, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2023, 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: Panemeria tenebrata
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Panemeria tenebrata
( 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 - Panemeria tenebrata – 156 records available

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

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Panemeria tenebrataDWT Wyver LaneSK34P202503/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataMidwaySK32A202501/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataStaunton Harold DerbyshireSK32S202505/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataBennerley Viaduct - SSK44R202502/05/20251Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataAmbergateSK35K202509/05/20251Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataDrakelow N.R.SK22F202506/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataHolloway Fields - SSK35I202511/05/20251Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataMarkham Vale TipSK47L202516/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataMarkham Vale TipSK47R202516/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataHollowaySK35I202516/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataMarkham Vale North tip , Derbyshire-SK47R202516/05/20254adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataDrakelow N.R.SK22F202509/05/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataDrakelow N.R.SK22F202510/05/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataDrakelowSK21J202517/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataDrakelowSK21J202517/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebratarose end meadowsSK25Y202520/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataDWT Wyver LaneSK34P202520/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataHolloway Fields - SSK35I202516/05/20252Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataHolloway Fields - SSK35I202516/05/20251Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataDWT Wyver LaneSK34P202528/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataCunningdale, BuxtonSK07R202518/05/20254adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataKing's Newton FieldsSK32Y202530/04/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataGodkinSK44I202529/04/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataDirtlow RakeSK18L202401/06/20241Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataForbes Hole LNRSK43W202401/05/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataHolloway, MatlockSK35I202405/05/20246adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataAmbergate, DerbyshireSK35K202408/05/20241Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataCunning Dale North, DerbyshireSK07R202411/05/20241Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataBeeley, DerbyshireSK26T202412/05/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataDerbyshire, UKSK07W202418/05/20241Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataStone Bench Ward, Buxton, England, GBSK07R202418/05/20241Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataCressbrook DaleSK17S202411/05/20241Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataDeep Dale NRSK17Q202419/05/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataDrakelow, Derbys.SK22F202408/05/20244adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataChapel-en-le-FrithSK07P202412/05/20241Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataForbes Hole LNR, Long Eaton - SSK43W202430/04/20241Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataHolloway, MatlockSK35I202302/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataCromfordSK35D202304/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataHolloway Fields - SSK35I202302/06/20231Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataClover Close Meadows Elvaston - SSK43B202307/05/20231Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataClover Close Meadows Elvaston - SSK43B202307/05/20231Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataClover Close Meadows Elvaston - SSK43B202307/05/20231Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataClover Close, ElvastonSK43B202307/05/20233adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataAmbergateSK35K202313/05/20231Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataDerbyshire, UKSK17I202320/05/20231Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataAmbergateSK35K202321/05/20231Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataDerbyshire, UKSK17G202322/05/20231Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataNot givenSK16S202322/05/20231Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataToyota UK Burnaston Meadow - SSK23V202318/05/20231Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataDerbyshire, England, United KingdomSK17D202201/06/20221Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataDerbyshire, UKSK17H202204/06/20221Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataHolmebrook Valley CPSK37L202202/06/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataHopton Wood Quarry, DerbyshireSK25T202207/06/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataDerbyshire, England, United KingdomSK17K202210/06/20221Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataPeter Dale, Wheston, Derbyshire, UKSK17I202203/06/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataToton Sidings, Derbyshire sectionSK43X202213/05/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataHartington MeadowsSK16K202214/05/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataHeanor and Loscoe, UKSK44I202215/05/20221Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataETHEROW COUNTRY PARKSJ99Q202219/05/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataAldercar and Langley Mill, UKSK44I202215/05/20221Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataToton Sidings, Derbys sideSK43X202213/05/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataChinley Local Nature ReserveSK08G202214/05/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataSlaley Mines, BonsallSK25T202116/06/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataDerbyshire, UKSK17B202108/06/20211Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataDerbyshire, UKSK17I202104/06/20211Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataDrakelow, Derbys.SK21J202101/06/20212adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataDrakelow, Derbys.SK22F202119/05/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataDrakelow, Derbys.SK22F202127/05/20215adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataDrakelow, Derbys.SK22F202127/05/20213adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataDrakelow, Derbys.SK22F202128/05/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataDrakelow, Derbys.SK21J202129/05/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataDrakelow, Derbys.SK22F202131/05/20212adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataHay DaleSK17I202027/05/20201not recordedvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataJim Mart Nature ReserveSK36S202014/05/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataJim Mart Nature ReserveSK36S202029/05/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataBirch ValeSK08I202028/05/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataToton SidingsSK43X201901/05/20191adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataNailor Lane, Matlock, England, GBSK25U201919/05/20191Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataTideswell DaleSK17L201725/05/20171adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataDeepdale, SheldonSK16U201606/06/20161adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataDeepdale, SheldonSK16U201606/06/20161Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataNot givenSK43W201610/06/20161Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataJim Mart Nature ReserveSK36S201605/06/20161Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataParsley Hay (Peak Park Ranger Base)SK16L201604/06/20161Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataPleasley Pit CP, PleasleySK46X201622/05/20161Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataJim Mart Nature ReserveSK36S201515/06/20151Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataPleasley Pit CP, PleasleySK46X201523/05/20151Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataMillennium Meadow NR, DuffieldSK34L201415/05/20141Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataMillennium Meadow NR, DuffieldSK34L201417/05/20141Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataMillennium Meadow NR, DuffieldSK34L201414/05/20141Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataMillennium Meadow NR, DuffieldSK34L201419/05/20141Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataBrushfield Spar Quarry, Monsal Dale, Little LongstoneSK17Q201417/05/201410Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataJim Mart Nature ReserveSK36S201302/06/20131Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataJim Mart Nature ReserveSK36S201304/06/20132Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataJim Mart Lower NR,Press Lane,AltonSK36S201304/06/20132Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataJim Mart Lower NR,Press Lane,AltonSK36S201302/06/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataCrich Chase (meadows), AmbergateSK35L201301/06/20132Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataMillennium Meadow NR, DuffieldSK34L201325/05/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataMillennium Meadow NR, DuffieldSK34L201330/05/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataMillennium Meadow NR, DuffieldSK34L201210/06/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataMillennium Meadow NR, DuffieldSK34L201228/05/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataMillennium Meadow NR, DuffieldSK34L201213/05/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataMillennium Meadow NR, DuffieldSK34L201223/05/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataMillennium Meadow NR, DuffieldSK34L201227/05/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataMillennium Meadow NR, DuffieldSK34L201229/05/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataMillennium Meadow NR, DuffieldSK34L201220/05/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataMillennium Meadow NR, DuffieldSK34L201221/05/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataWaterloo Farm meadow, nr AmbergateSK35R201222/05/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataMillennium Meadow NR, DuffieldSK34L201224/05/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataCrich Chase,AmbergateSK35L201230/05/20122Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataCromford, DerbyshireSK25Y201117/05/20111adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataBradley Rocks,BirchoverSK26G201114/05/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataMonsal Dale, Little LongstoneSK17Q201018/05/20102Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebratanr Pikehall, WinsterSK15Z200923/05/20092Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataHolbrook,nr BelperSK34S200830/05/20081Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataHolt Hill,Holloway,MatlockSK35I200706/06/20071Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataHassop CommonSK27G200709/05/20071Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataHassop Common (west), HassopSK27G200709/05/20071Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataMonsal Dale, Little LongstoneSK17Q200725/05/20076Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataForemark Resr west meadowsSK32G200604/06/20061Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataCarsington Resr areaSK25L200613/06/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataDerbyshire, UKSK25L200628/05/20061Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataForemark Resr, TicknallSK32H200630/05/20064Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataPleasley, Longhedge LaneSK46X200529/05/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataTeversal Trail (Butterfly Reserve)SK46W200529/05/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataBonsall (Mines), CromfordSK25T200430/05/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataBonsall (Mines), CromfordSK25T200430/05/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataCharlesworth St,Carr Vale,BolsoverSK46U200201/06/20022Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataStocksmoor Farm, Ashover Rd, Old TuptonSK36S199701/05/19972Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataRowsley Sidings, Rowsley (site not precise)SK26S199719/05/19971Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataStanton Gate, Ilkeston (site not precise)SK43Z199602/06/19961Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataRowsley Sidings, Rowsley (site not precise)SK26S199519/05/19951Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataPond House, Mapperley Res, IlkestonSK44G199219/05/19921Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataPond House, Mapperley Res, IlkestonSK44G199219/05/19921Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataCoombs Dale,Stoney MiddletonSK27H199201/01/19921Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataRose End Meadows NR,CromfordSK25Y198907/06/19892Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataRose End Meadows NR,CromfordSK25Y198916/06/19892Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataRose End Meadows NR,CromfordSK25Y198923/05/198918Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataRose End Meadows NR,CromfordSK25Y198927/05/198926Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataRose End Meadows NR,CromfordSK25Y198916/05/19891Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataRose End Meadows NR, Cromford (site not precise)SK25Y198812/06/19883Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataLangwith, Bolsover (site not precise)SK57F198828/05/19881Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataMapperley Res,IlkestonSK44G198821/05/19881Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataMapperley Res, IlkestonSK44G198821/05/19881Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataCrich Chase, Ambergate (site not precise)SK35L198731/05/19871Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataRowsley Sidings Wildlife SiteSK26S198526/05/19851Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Panemeria tenebrataRowsley Sidings, RowsleySK26S198201/06/19821Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataRowsley Sidings, RowsleySK26S198219/05/19821Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataRowsley Sidings, RowsleySK26S198226/05/19821Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataClough Wood,Darley DaleSK26K198001/05/19801Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataLathkill Dale (site not precise), BakewellSK16S197407/07/19741Larvaevc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataLathkill Dale (below Haddon Grove), BakewellSK16S197207/06/19721Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataRepton (field - destroyed by ) (site not precise)SK32I197201/05/19722Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataHopton Wood Quarry (site not precise)SK25M197027/05/19701Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataLathkill Dale (site not precise), YoulgreaveSK26D196502/06/19651Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Panemeria tenebrataRamcroft Colliery, Palterton, BolsoverSK46N195106/09/19511Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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