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- Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant 
- Migrant
- easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.ID pointers: A variable medium sized moth. Forewing can be shades of dark purplish through to pale sandy-brown. Hind wing has a broad black border. Forewing has a darker brown cross-band near the outer edge and a dark cross-line through the middle of the wing. Some individuals show hardly any obvious markings. Kidney & oval marks have a dark central spot.
Distribution: (Last record: 01/11/2024 at Kirk Hallam ) - A scarce immigrant to Derbyshire. During 2006 an unprecedented number of Scarce Bordered Straw moths arrived in Britain. During this invasion the species was added to the Derbyshire List as a genuine vagrant. The following images were from specimens trapped in my garden. In 2017 two individuals were recorded and a further specimen from Buxton in 2018. A specimen trapped 28th July 2022 at a time of numerous migrant moths in the UK. One trapped at Chaddesden, Derby during September 2023 by Martin Roome. A caterpillar discovered in flowers in Burton-on-Trent in April 2024, emerged as an adult on 10/6/2024. Three individuals recorded in October 2024 and a single on 1st Nov 2024, during a time of high migrant moth activity across the UK.
*** Last updated on 6 May 2025 by RP ***
Forewing: 16-19mm
Last Recorded Date: 01/11/2024
Last Recorded Year: 2024
Last Recorded By - Brian Hobby
Last Recorded General Area - Kirk Hallam
IMAGES BELOW: Melbourne, Derbyshire – Sept & Oct 2006 – Tony Davison© / Buxton, Derbyshire – July 2022 – Rowan Wakefield© Chaddesden Sept2023 – Martin Roome©
Scarce Bordered Straw - 25th October 2024 - Kirk Hallam - Brian Hobby
Scarce Bordered Straw - 18th October 2024 - Melbourne - Richard Winspear
Scarce Bordered Straw - 16th September 2006 - Melbourne Tony Davison©
Scarce Bordered Straw - 16th September 2006 - Melbourne Tony Davison©
Distribution Map for Helicoverpa armigera
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Found 54 records
↳ 0 from After 2025
↳ 9 from 2020 - 2024
↳ 45 from Before 2020
↳ 0 from After 2025
↳ 9 from 2020 - 2024
↳ 45 from Before 2020
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Monthly Records By Year: Helicoverpa armigera
Monthly Counts By Year: Helicoverpa armigera
Records Behind the Map and Charts - Helicoverpa armigera – 54 records available
Listed by Year - descending
| Taxon | Site Name | Tetrad | Year | Date | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helicoverpa armigera | Wingerworth, Derbyshire | SK36Y | 2024 | 29/10/2024 | 1 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Ilkeston, Derbyshire | SK44K | 2024 | 01/11/2024 | 1 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire | SK22W | 2024 | 10/06/2024 | 1 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Ilkeston, Derbyshire | SK44K | 2024 | 25/10/2024 | 1 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Allestree, Derby | SK33P | 2024 | 24/10/2024 | 1 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Shirland - Hallfieldgate Lane | SK35Z | 2023 | 07/10/2023 | 1 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Chaddeden, Derby | SK33T | 2023 | 24/09/2023 | 1 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Findern Garden | SK33A | 2023 | 19/10/2023 | 1 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Garden, Walton | SK36U | 2022 | 29/10/2022 | 1 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Derbyshire, UK | SK25I | 2019 | 29/09/2019 | 1 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Sheffield, England, United Kingdom | SK38L | 2017 | 28/08/2017 | 1 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Midway Rd,Midway,Swadlincote | SK32A | 2006 | 16/09/2006 | 2 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Wood Lane, Newhall, Swadlincote | SK22V | 2006 | 17/09/2006 | 1 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Spinney Hill,Melbourne | SK32X | 2006 | 15/09/2006 | 2 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Ault Hucknall,Glapwell | SK46S | 2006 | 23/09/2006 | 2 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Main Street, Kings Newton | SK32Y | 2006 | 15/09/2006 | 5 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Spinney Hill,Melbourne | SK32X | 2006 | 28/10/2006 | 1 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley Dale | SK26R | 2006 | 03/09/2006 | 1 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Far Cross,Cavendish Park,Matlock | SK36A | 2006 | 30/07/2006 | 1 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Briar Close,Newhall,Swadlincote | SK22V | 2006 | 05/09/2006 | 1 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Elgar Drive,Sawley,Long Eaton | SK43R | 2006 | 18/08/2006 | 1 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Edgecote Drive,Newhall,Swadlincote | SK22V | 2006 | 21/09/2006 | 1 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Edgecote Drive,Newhall,Swadlincote | SK22V | 2006 | 26/08/2006 | 2 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley Dale | SK26R | 2006 | 28/09/2006 | 1 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Foremark Resr, Ticknall | SK32H | 2006 | 23/09/2006 | 1 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Melbourne, Derbyshire | SK32X | 2006 | 28/10/2006 | 1 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley Dale | SK26R | 2006 | 05/09/2006 | 2 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Far Cross,Cavendish Park,Matlock | SK36A | 2006 | 03/09/2006 | 1 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Briar Close,Newhall,Swadlincote | SK22V | 2006 | 05/09/2006 | 1 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Melbourne, Derbyshire | SK32X | 2006 | 15/09/2006 | 2 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Midway Rd,Midway,Swadlincote | SK32A | 2006 | 15/09/2006 | 1 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Wood Lane,Newhall,Swadlincote | SK22V | 2006 | 17/09/2006 | 1 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Briar Close,Newhall,Swadlincote | SK22V | 2006 | 25/09/2006 | 1 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Main St,Kings Newton,Melbourne | SK32Y | 2006 | 15/09/2006 | 5 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Briar Close,Newhall,Swadlincote | SK22V | 2006 | 25/09/2006 | 1 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Main Street, Kings Newton | SK32Y | 2006 | 21/09/2006 | 1 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Far Cross,Cavendish Park,Matlock | SK36A | 2006 | 01/09/2006 | 1 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Lancaster Ave,Sandiacre | SK43S | 2006 | 04/09/2006 | 1 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Far Cross,Cavendish Park,Matlock | SK36A | 2006 | 03/08/2006 | 1 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley Dale | SK26R | 2006 | 13/09/2006 | 1 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley Dale | SK26R | 2006 | 24/08/2006 | 1 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Ault Hucknall,Glapwell | SK46S | 2006 | 25/09/2006 | 1 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley Dale | SK26R | 2006 | 04/09/2006 | 1 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley Dale | SK26R | 2006 | 17/10/2006 | 1 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Far Cross,Cavendish Park,Matlock | SK36A | 2006 | 24/09/2006 | 1 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Edgecote Drive,Newhall,Swadlincote | SK22V | 2006 | 03/09/2006 | 1 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | FOREMARK RESERVOIR | SK32H | 2006 | 23/09/2006 | 1 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Edgecote Drive,Newhall,Swadlincote | SK22V | 2006 | 15/09/2006 | 1 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Wood Lane, Newhall, Swadlincote | SK22V | 2005 | 26/12/2005 | 1 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Ilkeston (Tesco Supermarket) | SK44R | 2003 | 27/06/2003 | 1 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Ilkeston (Tesco Supermarket) | SK44R | 2003 | 27/06/2003 | 1 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Wilmot St, Sawley, Long Eaton | SK43R | 1996 | 04/09/1996 | 1 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Wilmot St, Sawley, Long Eaton | SK43R | 1996 | 04/09/1996 | 1 |
| Helicoverpa armigera | Sett Valley Trail, New Mills | SK08D | 1988 | 07/09/1988 | 1 |