35.105 BF806  –  Gelechiidae –  Gellechiinae – Gelechia nigra – Black Gelechia – (Haworth, 1828) Adult Micro:  CAT 3 – Very Rare/Scarce/Migrant/Adventive – confusion with leaf mines       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Brown –  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant    
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Gelechiidae  >> Gellechiinae
Other Name/s: Black Groundling
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
ID pointers: The forewing is blackish-brown to blackish with a few whitish, markings and scales. A black longitudinal streak at about one half and a faint whitish angled cross-band at about three-quarters. On the folded wing the cilia show as a pale band.
Distribution:  (First record: 19 July 2024 at Chaddesden, Derby )  –  (Last record: 20 July 2024 at Chaddesden, Derby )  –  A first record of this species since 1916. One attracted to a garden light trap in Chaddesden, Derby on 19th July 2024. Incredibly another specimen was recorded on 20th July 2024 from another garden light trap in Chaddesden, Derby. Nationally it is a local species, extending its range upwards from south-east England to the north-west.
Flight Period: July /  August /  –  On the wing in June – July Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Neil Loverock  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 6 May 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 13-18mm
Food Plant: Aspen, White, or Grey Poplar.
Last Recorded Year: 2024
First Recorded Year: 2024
Last Recorded By – Martin Roome
Last Recorded General Area – Chaddesden, Derby

IMAGES BELOW:  Chaddesden, Derbyshire – Neil Loverock © / Chaddesden 20/7/2024 – Martin Roome©

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Distribution Map for Gelechia nigra

Found 2 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 2 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 – Gelechia nigra

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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: Gelechia nigra
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

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Recordings By Year: Gelechia nigra
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Gelechia nigra
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%
Gelechia nigra
Insufficient records/data for an AGR analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025
Gelechia nigra
Insufficient records/data for a CUSUM analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Gelechia nigra
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Gelechia nigra
( 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 - Gelechia nigra – 2 records available

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

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Gelechia nigraChaddesden, Derby, DerbySK33T202419/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Gelechia nigraChaddesden, DerbySK33T202420/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract

 
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