35.143 BF774  –  Gelechiidae –  Gelechiinae – Teleiodes luculella – Crescent Groundling – (Hübner, [1813]) Adult Micro:  CAT 1 – Distinctive Species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Black – Uncertain/Unknown – Insufficient Data        day-flying – Day-flying
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Gelechiidae  >> Gelechiinae
Other Name/s: White Crescent
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: Forewing dark grey to blackish, mottled with a large semi-circular whitish blotch towards the base of the forewing and a white spot along the costa at about two thirds.
Distribution:  (Last record: 21 June 2024 at Mickleover, Derby )  –  Uncertain/Unknown due to insufficient data – very few records – only one report in 2024 – two previous records in 2005.
Flight Period: May /  June /  –  On the wing in May – June Moth Activity: Cathemeral   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Bryan Barnacle  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 6 May 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 10-12mm
Food Plant: Oak (Quercus).
Last Recorded Year: 2024
Last Recorded By – Christine Maughan
Last Recorded General Area – Mickleover, Derby

IMAGES BELOW:  Froggatt, Derbyshire – Bryan Barnacle©

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Distribution Map for Teleiodes luculella

Found 10 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 3 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 7 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 – Teleiodes luculella

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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: Teleiodes luculella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

Shading shows moth presence between dates

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


CUSUM Analysis: Teleiodes luculella
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 21 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 2004, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2004, 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: Teleiodes luculella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Teleiodes luculella
( 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 - Teleiodes luculella – 10 records available

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

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Teleiodes luculellaMickleover gardenSK33C202421/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes luculellaFroggattSK27N202218/06/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes luculellaFroggatt, Hope ValleySK27N202218/06/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes luculellaElm Wood,DerbySK33R201022/05/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Teleiodes luculellaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y200513/07/20051Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes luculellaForemark Resr, TicknallSK32H200509/07/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Teleiodes luculellaMain St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y200513/07/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Teleiodes luculellaTicknall Limeyards, Calke ParkSK32R200517/06/20051Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes luculellaTicknall Limeyards,TicknallSK32R200517/06/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Teleiodes luculellaEdgecote Drive,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V200409/06/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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