40.001 BF885  –  Momphidae – Mompha conturbatella – Great Mompha – (Hübner, [1819]) 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   >>  Momphidae
Other Name/s: Large Dark Mompha
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
ID pointers: An attractive moth, with bluish, reddish, russet and white markings on the forewing. A prominent white costal blotch towards the apex and several raised scale tufts on the dorsum.
Distribution:  (Last record: 5 July 2025 at Darwin Forest )  –  Significant record despite being well distributed across much of Britain and an abundance of the food plant in the county – 7 records published by Harrison & Sterling with the last one in 1975 Matlock Forest – one recorded 30th June 2020 from Buxton. one recorded from Darwin Forest, Matlock 5/7/2025.
Flight Period: June /  July /  –  Flies in June and July Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Steve Orridge, Dave Evans  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 26 July 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 14-18mm
Food Plant: Rose-bay & Broad-leaved Willowherb
Last Recorded Year: 2025
Last Recorded By – Dave Evans
Last Recorded General Area – Darwin Forest

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Distribution Map for Mompha conturbatella

Found 2 records
    ↳ 1 from After 2025
    ↳ 1 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 – Mompha conturbatella

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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: Mompha conturbatella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

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


CUSUM Analysis: Mompha conturbatella
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 24 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 2025, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2020, 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: Mompha conturbatella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Mompha conturbatella
( 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 - Mompha conturbatella – 2 records available

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

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Mompha conturbatellaDarwin ForestSK26X202505/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Mompha conturbatellaBuxton SK, UKSK07M202030/06/20201Adultvc57_irecords_extract

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