35.018 BF0858  –  Gelechiidae –  Anacampsinae – Hypatima rhomboidella – Black Rhomboid Grey – (Linnaeus, 1758) Adult Micro:  CAT 1 – Distinctive species unlikely to be confused with others –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Brown –  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant    
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Gelechiidae  >> Anacampsinae
Other Name/s: Square-spot Crest, Square-spot Sober
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Scrobipalpa costella
ID pointers: A flat looking moth with elongate forewing pale greyish, mottled darker with a blackish almost triangular shape blotch on the costa half-way along leading edge of forewing.
Distribution:  (Last record: 17 August 2025 at Cromford )  –  Status unknown in the county. Very few Derbyshire records of a common moth throughout Britain. Latest record 17/8/2025 from Cromford
General Comment: None
Flight Period: July /  August –  On the wing July & August. Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Steve Thorpe, Will Soar, Clive Ashton  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 15-19mm
Food Plant: Birch or Hazel twig.
Last Recorded Year: 2025
Last Recorded By – Clive Ashton
Last Recorded General Area – Cromford

Selected Images:  Waingroves, near Ripley – Steve Thorpe © – Whitwell Woods – Will Soar / Cromford (2025) Clive Ashton©

 
 


 

Distribution Map for Hypatima rhomboidella

Found 16 records
    ↳ from 2026+
    ↳ 6 from 2020 - 2025
    ↳ 10 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Hypatima rhomboidella

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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: Hypatima rhomboidella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

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

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Hypatima rhomboidella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Hypatima rhomboidella
( 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 - Hypatima rhomboidella – 16 records available

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

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
Cromford MoorSK25X21/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y17/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S10/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Miller's DaleSK17G25/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Cote Heath Allotments, BuxtonSK07R20/09/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I14/08/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S04/09/20131adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft Ave,BuxtonSK07S07/09/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Rose Av,ClowneSK57D07/08/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Flash Lane,Beeley MoorSK26X05/08/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y02/10/20031Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y02/10/20031Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Whitwell Wood (centre area), Whitwell, WorksopSK57J23/08/20031Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Millers Dale (Lime Kiln), TideswellSK17L08/08/20031Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Priestcliffe Lees NR, TideswellSK17L01/09/20021Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Monks Dale,TideswellSK17H08/08/19752Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

 
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