35.060 BF730 – Dark Seedhead Moth – Apodia martinii – (Duponchel, [1843])
Adult Micro: CAT 2 – Can be confused with other species –
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– Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant 
– Day-flying
– care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required. Confusion Species: Metzneria aprilella and Ptocheuusa paupella
ID pointers: A blackish-brown forewing, speckled lightly with grey – orangey zig-zag crosslines, Orange-yellow head
Distribution: (First record: 1 August 2011 at Marehay, Ripley ) – (Last record: 29 August 2016 at Wingerworth ) – Derbyshire status unknown due to insuffcient data. First record for VC57 was 1/8/2011 from Ripley, then 2 records from Pleasley 19/7/2012 & 24/8/2016, Marehay 21/8/2016 and a final record from Wingerworth 29/8/2016 – no further records – It is suspected that it may be common wherever the food plants occur, but the adult moths are very secrative in their behaviour and rarely come to light. Sometimes found in late afternoon on flowers of the food-plant.
General Comment: None *** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Last Recorded Year: 2016
First Recorded Year: 2011
Last Recorded By – Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area – Wingerworth
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Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 2011 - 2025)
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Distribution Map for Apodia martinii
Found 3 records
↳ from 2026+
↳ 2 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 1 from Before 2020
↳ from 2026+
↳ 2 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 1 from Before 2020
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⚠️ NBN Atlas UK Distribution - No LSID found for: Apodia martinii
This moth may be an aggregate and as such no specific records of distribution exist.
Monthly Records By Year:
Apodia martinii
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year:
Apodia martinii
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Apodia martinii
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Apodia martinii
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Apodia martinii
AGR: 0% | Total % Change: 0%
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Apodia martinii
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Apodia martinii
Apodia martinii
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 - Apodia martinii – 3 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Recorder | Source | RecordKey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staveley garden SYA | SK47H | 21/07/2025 | 1 | adult | Radford, Mark | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC43714624 |
| Markham Vale South Tip | SK47K | 17/07/2025 | 1 | adult | Radford, Mark | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC43666447 |
| Backgarden Marehay | SK34Z | 01/08/2011 | 1 | adult | Thorpe, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC33513714 |