42.002 BF877  – Alder Signaller – Stathmopoda pedella – (Linnaeus, 1761) Adult Micro:  CAT 1 – Distinctive species unlikely to be confused with others –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Brown –  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant         day-flying – Day-flying
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Stathmopodidae
Other Name/s: Alder Signal
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: Has a very distinctive resting posture. The yellowish and brown banded hind legs, with long spurs, are held almost at right angles to the body. The colour of the forewings can be yellow or yellowish orange with brown cross-banding. 
Distribution:  (First record: 26 July 2012 at Kings Newton )  –  (Last record: 17 July 2024 at Belper )  –  Not listed in Harrison & Sterling – Butterflies and Moths of Derbyshire. Status not known in the county but moth is extremely widespread but very local across south and south-eastern England with scattered populations further north. So maybe there are a few scattered colonies in the county. First recorded 2012. Only seven recorded.
General Comment: None
Flight Period: July –  On the wing in July Moth Activity: Diurnal   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Dave Evans  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 10-14mm
Food Plant: Alder (Alnus).
Last Recorded Year: 2024
First Recorded Year: 2012
Last Recorded By – Dave Evans
Last Recorded General Area – Belper

Selected Images:  Belper, Derbyshire (2024) & (2013) – Dave Evans©



Occurrence Distribution From All Available Data (Adult & Immature)
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Distribution Map for Stathmopoda pedella

Found 9 records
    ↳ from 2026+
    ↳ 5 from 2020 - 2025
    ↳ 4 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Stathmopoda pedella

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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: Stathmopoda pedella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

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Recordings By Year: Stathmopoda pedella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Stathmopoda pedella
AGR: 3.17%   |   Total % Change: 50%

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Stathmopoda pedella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Stathmopoda pedella

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 - Stathmopoda pedella – 9 records available

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

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
Midway, Derbys.SK32A30/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Markham Vale DerbyshireSK47K29/06/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
BelperSK34N17/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A26/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A19/07/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Marlborough Road, Long Eaton, DerbysSK43X16/07/20191adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z20/07/20161adultvc57_irecords_extract
BelperSK34U19/07/20161adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y26/07/20121Adultvc57_irecords_extract

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