35.118 BF814 – Beet Moth – Scrobipalpa ocellatella – (Boyd, 1858)
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 –
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– Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant
– care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required. ID pointers: Forewing is a speckled grey-brown, with a pattern of several orange-yellow blotches and small black spots. The hind-wings are light grey.
Distribution: (First record: 28 August 2022 at Inkersall, Staveley ) – (Last record: 21 August 2025 at Glossop ) – A Nationally scarce B – A new species for Derbyshire – when one was recorded on 24/9/2000, Inkersall, Staveley (Danes) the 2nd & 3rd records were 2 trapped over-night on 28th August 2022 at Kings Newton by Will Soar. At the time there was an unprecedented number of records of this species across the country, so may have indicated some kind of migrant activity had occurred. If in any doubt with ID then CAT 4 Gen Det required. The fourth county record from Belper 11/8/2025.
General Comment: None *** Last updated on 22 January 2026 by TD ***
Last Recorded Year: 2025
First Recorded Year: 2000
Last Recorded By – Christian Heintzen
Last Recorded General Area – Glossop
Selected Images:
Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Tony Davison © / Belper (August 2025) Dave Evans© / Glossop Aug 2025 – Christian Heintzen©
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Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 2000 - 2025)
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This chart summarises all available historical occurrence records collated by ISO week of the year. It reflects recorder effort and sampling distribution as well as true biological activity, and should be interpreted as an indicative pattern of seasonal occurrence rather than a statistically controlled abundance or phenology model.
Distribution Map for Scrobipalpa ocellatella
Found 40 records
↳ from 2026+
↳ 39 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 1 from Before 2020
↳ from 2026+
↳ 39 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 1 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.
NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Scrobipalpa ocellatella
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the map does give a general indication of the moth's distribution across the UK.
Monthly Records By Year:
Scrobipalpa ocellatella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year:
Scrobipalpa ocellatella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Scrobipalpa ocellatella
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Scrobipalpa ocellatella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Scrobipalpa ocellatella
AGR: 3.07% | Total % Change: 113.2%
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Scrobipalpa ocellatella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Scrobipalpa ocellatella
Scrobipalpa ocellatella
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 - Scrobipalpa ocellatella – 40 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Recorder | Source | RecordKey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| upper cromford garden | SK25Y | 26/09/2025 | 1 | adult | Ashton, Clive | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC45666980 |
| sheffield | SK38M | 26/09/2025 | 1 | adult | Turner, Jan | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC45730747 |
| Norton Lees, Sheffield | SK38L | 19/09/2025 | 1 | adult | Mella, Pete | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC45455427 |
| Markham Vale South Tip Perimeter | SK47K | 02/09/2025 | 1 | adult | Radford, Mark | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC45083092 |
| findern, derbyshire | SK33A | 29/08/2025 | 1 | adult | Hallam, Brian | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44998926 |
| Derbyshire, UK | SK26Q | 27/08/2025 | 1 | Adult | Moores, Stephen | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44915564 |
| Derbyshire, UK | SK26Q | 27/08/2025 | 1 | Adult | Moores, Stephen | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC45760979 |
| upper cromford garden | SK25Y | 26/08/2025 | 1 | adult | Ashton, Clive | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44882401 |
| upper cromford garden | SK25Y | 25/08/2025 | 1 | adult | Ashton, Clive | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44882046 |
| Belper | SK34N | 25/08/2025 | 1 | adult | Evans, Dave | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44784917 |
| Norton Lees, Sheffield | SK38L | 25/08/2025 | 1 | adult | Mella, Pete | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44771444 |
| upper cromford garden | SK25Y | 24/08/2025 | 2 | adult | Ashton, Clive | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44881538 |
| Belper | SK34U | 24/08/2025 | 2 | adult | Evans, Dave | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44784410 |
| upper cromford garden | SK25Y | 23/08/2025 | 1 | adult | Ashton, Clive | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44880941 |
| Belper | SK34U | 23/08/2025 | 5 | adult | Evans, Dave | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44731351 |
| upper cromford garden | SK25Y | 22/08/2025 | 1 | adult | Ashton, Clive | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44789826 |
| Littleove, Derby | SK33G | 22/08/2025 | 4 | adult | Watson, Adrian | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44706088 |
| DWT Wyver Lane | SK35K | 22/08/2025 | 3 | adult | Evans, Dave, Dave Newcombe, Richard Taylor & Chris Brown | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44718045 |
| Glossop, Hague Street, Hay Meadow | SK09G | 21/08/2025 | 1 | adult | Heintzen, Christian | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC48744040 |
| Littleove, Derby | SK33G | 21/08/2025 | 7 | adult | Watson, Adrian | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44685426 |
| Belper | SK34N | 21/08/2025 | 1 | adult | Evans, Dave | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44673021 |
| Ingleby Avenue | SK33L | 20/08/2025 | 1 | adult | Shervill, Andrew | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44650979 |
| Belper | SK34N | 20/08/2025 | 2 | adult | Evans, Dave | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44652400 |
| All | SK33P | 18/08/2025 | 1 | adult | Plant, Stephen | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44691354 |
| upper cromford garden | SK25Y | 17/08/2025 | 4 | adult | Ashton, Clive | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44762969 |
| Belper | SK34U | 17/08/2025 | 4 | adult | Evans, Dave | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44566445 |
| Jim Mart Nature Reserve | SK36S | 17/08/2025 | 1 | adult | Mahadevan, Nikki | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44676051 |
| sheffield | SK38M | 17/08/2025 | 3 | adult | Turner, Jan | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44703736 |
| Belper | SK34U | 16/08/2025 | 1 | adult | Evans, Dave | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44535961 |
| sheffield | SK38M | 16/08/2025 | 3 | adult | Turner, Jan | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44683711 |
| Long eaton, Wensleydale Road | SK43R | 16/08/2025 | 2 | adult | Bryce, Marion | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44531292 |
| hallcroft middleton | SK25T | 15/08/2025 | 1 | adult | Ashton, Clive | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44517883 |
| Derby DE | SK33I | 15/08/2025 | 1 | adult | Watson, Adrian | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44536256 |
| Belper | SK34U | 15/08/2025 | 3 | adult | Evans, Dave | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44511887 |
| sheffield | SK38M | 15/08/2025 | 1 | adult | Turner, Jan | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44683090 |
| Shirland - Hallfieldgate Lane | SK35Z | 13/08/2025 | 1 | adult | Mahadevan, Nikki | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44480130 |
| Shaw Farm, New Mills VC | SJ98Y | 12/08/2025 | 13 | adult | Hind, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44526619 |
| Belper | SK34N | 11/08/2025 | 1 | adult | Evans, Dave | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC44395317 |
| Main Street, Kings Newton | SK32Y | 28/08/2022 | 2 | Adult | Soar, Will | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC34060075 |
| Inkersall, Staveley | SK47G | 24/09/2000 | 1 | Adult | VC57 Derbyshire Recorder | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COQZB |