Endrosis sarcitrella       Borkhausenia minutella
28.010 BF647  –  Oecophoridae –  Oecophorinae – Hofmannophila pseudospretella – Brown House-moth – (Stainton, 1849) Adult Micro:  CAT 1 – Distinctive Species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Blue –  Generally Common / Widespread   
Taxonomy:   Micro  >> .  . >>  Oecophoridae  >> Oecophorinae
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: Forewing pale brown speckled overall with dark brown. Two dark sports at about a third a further two at a half and a number of dark dashes towards the leading edge and wing tip.
Distribution:  Common right across the county.
Flight Period: January /  February /  April /  May /  June /  July /  August /  September /  October /  November /  December /  –  On the wing throughout the year. Moth Activity: Cathemeral   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Tony Davison  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 6 May 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 15-26mm
 Food Plant: Indoor household detritus, dead animals and plants.
Recorded dates for Common [Blue code Blue-coded] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.
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Distribution Map for Hofmannophila pseudospretella

derbyshiremoths.org © makes no guarantee of accuracy of data used in these maps and charts – they are presented to you with best endeavours and the data behind them updated periodically as time permits. Historic records are being discovered all the time. These will be assessed, so once they are all verified, they will be incorporated onto the map and charts.

Found 1467 records
    ↳ 81 from After 2025
    ↳ 594 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 792 from Before 2020

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Monthly Records By Year: Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Monthly Counts By Year: Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Recordings By Year: Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Hofmannophila pseudospretella
AGR: -0.6%   |   Total % Change: -13.5%
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2024

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Hofmannophila pseudospretella

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 - Hofmannophila pseudospretella – 1467 records available

Listed by Year - descending

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStage
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaStaveley DerbyshireSK47H202502/07/20251adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaWingerworth, DerbyshireSK36Y202503/07/20251adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202503/07/20251adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaHavercroft RoadSK38L202520/06/20251adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaNorton Lees, SheffieldSK38L202529/06/20256adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaFroggattSK27N202501/06/20252adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202521/06/20251adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaNorton Lees, SheffieldSK38L202530/06/20255adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaIngleby Ave, DerbySK33L202511/06/20251adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaStretton Handley School - Beresford LnSK36Q202519/06/20251adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaIngleby Ave, DerbySK33L202514/06/20252adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaChaddesden GardenSK33T202521/06/20252adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaSycamore Road, Chapel-en-le-FrithSK07P202516/06/20251
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaNorton Lees, SheffieldSK38L202525/06/20253adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaIngleby Ave, DerbySK33L202518/06/20252adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaChaddesden GardenSK33T202511/06/20252adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaBelperSK34U202520/06/20252adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaCote Heath Allotments, Buxton SK07R202528/06/20251adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaIngleby Ave, DerbySK33L202528/06/20255adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaStaveley DerbyshireSK47H202506/06/20251adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaUnstone, Dronfield, UKSK37T202520/06/20251
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaBuxton (w)SK07R202530/06/20251adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaNorton Lees, SheffieldSK38L202512/06/20251adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202521/06/20252adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaWingerworth, DerbyshireSK36Y202517/06/20251adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaWhite Knowle Road, BuxtonSK07R202526/06/20251
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaBelperSK34N202525/06/20251adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaFindern, DerbyshireSK33A202516/06/20251adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaNorton Lees, SheffieldSK38L202527/06/20252adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellasheffieldSK38M202513/06/20252adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaBelperSK34U202528/06/20251adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellasheffieldSK38M202514/06/20252adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaShirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z202529/06/20251adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaNorton Lees, SheffieldSK38L202521/06/20253adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaChaddesden GardenSK33T202529/06/20254adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaBelperSK34U202521/06/20251adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202528/06/20252adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaBelperSK34N202511/06/20252adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaMidway, Derbys.SK32A202523/06/20252adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaNorton Lees, SheffieldSK38L202516/06/20253adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaChaddesden GardenSK33T202519/06/20252adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaSycamore Road, Chapel-en-le-FrithSK07P202518/06/20251
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaChaddesden GardenSK33T202517/06/202510adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaBelperSK34N202518/06/20251adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaInkersall gardenSK47G202528/06/20251adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202520/06/20251adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaBuxton (p)SK07R202529/06/20251adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaCote Heath Allotments, Buxton SK07R202521/06/20252adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaWhite Knowle Road, BuxtonSK07R202530/06/20251adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaNorton Lees, SheffieldSK38L202511/06/20251adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202519/06/20251adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202530/06/20251adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaBelperSK34U202512/06/20251adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaWingerworth, DerbyshireSK36Y202526/06/20251adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaIngleby Ave, DerbySK33L202516/06/20251adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202524/06/20253adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaBelperSK34N202517/06/20251adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaChaddesden GardenSK33T202514/06/20254adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaBelperSK34N202519/06/20253adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaShirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z202520/06/20251adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaBelperSK34U202511/05/20251adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaShirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z202530/05/20251adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaFroggattSK27N202520/05/20251adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaAllestree, DerbySK33P202502/05/20251adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaCross Green, Matlock DE4 2JW, UKSK26Q202512/05/20251
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaCoal Aston, Dronfield, DerbyshireSK37U202522/05/20251adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaBelperSK34N202516/05/20251adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaStaveley DerbyshireSK47H202530/05/20251adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202531/05/20251adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellasheffieldSK38M202531/05/20254adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaBelperSK34U202501/05/20251adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202512/05/20251adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaRobertson Road, Buxton SK07L202530/05/20251adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaBelperSK34U202530/05/20253adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaBelperSK34U202531/05/20251adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaWoodseats, Sheffield SK38L202504/05/20251adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaWhite Knowle Road, BuxtonSK07R202513/05/20251
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaNorton Lees, SheffieldSK38L202530/05/20251adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaNorton Lees, SheffieldSK38L202531/05/20252adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaWhite Knowle Road, BuxtonSK07R202527/04/20251
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaSandiacre GardenSK43T202501/01/20251adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaGlapwell Garden TrapSK46T202415/10/20241adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaSycamore Road, Chapel-en-le-FrithSK07P202417/10/20241
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaStaveley DerbyshireSK47H202428/10/20241adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaBuxton (p)SK07R202414/09/20241adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaMickleover gardenSK33C202408/09/20241adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaAllestree, DerbySK33P202401/09/20241adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaBelperSK34N202401/09/20241adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaNorton Lees, Sheffield (VC57)SK38L202406/09/20243adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaBelperSK34U202406/09/20241adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaDarley BridgeSK26Q202401/09/20241
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaMarkham Vale DerbyshireSK47K202416/09/20242adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaAllestree, DerbySK33P202403/09/20241adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaInkersall gardenSK47G202419/09/20241adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaGlapwell Garden TrapSK46T202409/09/20241adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaGlapwell Garden TrapSK46T202425/09/20241adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaAllestree, DerbySK33P202418/09/20241adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202401/09/20241adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaMickleover gardenSK33C202406/09/20242adult
Hofmannophila pseudospretellaMickleover gardenSK33C202418/08/20241adult

Sensible limit reached – too many records to list on the page

 
Endrosis sarcitrella       Borkhausenia minutella

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