32.037 BF673  –  Depressariidae –  Depressarinae – Depressaria pimpinellae – Pimpinel Flat-body – (Zeller, 1839) Adult Micro:  CAT 2 – Can be confused with other species –       Leaf-miner:  CAT A – Recorded accepted without the leaf or a photo –       Larval Case:  C1 – Distinctive Species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Brown –  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant    
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Depressariidae  >> Depressarinae
Other Name/s: Pimpinel Brown
ID Difficulty:  Red – difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
ID pointers: Forewings are a reddish brown along most of the length of the costa. A dark purplish, blackish-brown central area to the forewing. Shoulders and basal wing area a creamy reddish brown. Blackish streaks especially along the wing veins.
Distribution:  (First record: 2 September 2018 at Kings Newton )  –  (Last record: 24 June 2025 at Miller's Dale )  –  Unknown – Can only find two records from Kings Newton – 1 on 2/8/2018 & 1 on 7/8/2020. Suggest this is a rare moth in Derbyshire and these are the first VC57 records. 20 larval spinnings found in Miller’s Dale 24/6/2025 on Greater Burnet Saxifrage. The photo of the adult was bred through from some larva taken from site.
General Comment: None
Flight Period: January /  February /  March /  April /  September /  October /  November /  December –  Overwinters appearing in the following spring Moth Activity: Cathemeral   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Will Soar; Oliver Wadsworth  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 15 January 2026 by TD ***
Wingspan: 18mm
Food Plant: Burnet Saxifrage and Greater Burnet Saxifrage
Last Recorded Year: 2025
First Recorded Year: 2018
Last Recorded By – Tony Simpson
Last Recorded General Area – Miller's Dale

Selected Images:  Kings Newton – Will Soar © / Miller’s Dale June 2025 – Oliver Wadsworth©

 
 


 

Distribution Map for Depressaria pimpinellae

Found 2 records
    ↳ from 2026+
    ↳ 1 from 2020 - 2025
    ↳ 1 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Depressaria pimpinellae

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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: Depressaria pimpinellae
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

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Recordings By Year: Depressaria pimpinellae
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Depressaria pimpinellae
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Depressaria pimpinellae
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Depressaria pimpinellae
( 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 2020-2026.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Depressaria pimpinellae – 2 records available

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

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y07/08/20201Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y02/09/20181Adultvc57_irecords_extract

 
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