35.004 BF847  –  Gelechiidae –  Anacampsinae – Aproaerema taeniolella – Common White-barred – (Zeller, 1839) Adult Micro:  CAT 2 – Confusion Species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Black – Uncertain/Unknown – Insufficient Data   
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Gelechiidae  >> Anacampsinae
Other Name/s: Syncopacma taeniolella (Silver-barred Sober).
ID Difficulty:  Red – difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
Confusion Species: Aproaerema larseniella (Meadow White-barred); Aproaerema cinctella (Scarce White-barred)
ID pointers: Easily confused with Aproaerema larseniella and Aproaerema cinctella. The underside of the forewing needs to be checked for the presence of a diffuse white bar and a costal spot on underside of hind wing
Distribution:  (Last record: 19 June 2025 at Belper )  –  Uncertain – 7 records prior to 2010 – no further records (DaNES) a plausible record on iRecord 27/6/2023 – Toton. One recorded from Belper 19/6/2025.
Flight Period: July /  –  single generation in July Moth Activity: Cathemeral   – occasionally attracted to light Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 28 June 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 12mm
Food Plant: Common Birds-foot Trefoil and sometimes clover and meddick
Last Recorded Year: 2025
Last Recorded By – Dave Evans
Last Recorded General Area – Belper

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Distribution Map for Aproaerema taeniolella

Found 2 records
    ↳ 1 from After 2025
    ↳ 1 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 0 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.

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 – Aproaerema taeniolella

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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: Aproaerema taeniolella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

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


CUSUM Analysis: Aproaerema taeniolella
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 24 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 2025, 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: Aproaerema taeniolella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Aproaerema taeniolella
( 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 - Aproaerema taeniolella – 2 records available

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

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Aproaerema taeniolellaBelperSK34N202519/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Aproaerema taeniolellaToton WashlandsSK43X202327/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract

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