48.007 BF389  –  Choreutidae –  Choreutinae – Choreutis pariana – Apple Leaf-skeletonizer – (Clerck, 1759) Adult Micro:  CAT 1 – Distinctive Species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Green –  Rare / Uncommon / Scarce   
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Choreutidae  >> Choreutinae
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: Forewing can be bright orangey or reddish brown to greyish brown. Often with wavy black cross-lines and a pale thick cross band all forming an attractive pattern across the wings.
Distribution:  (Last record: 13 September 2013 at Ripley )  –  Very few records, so Derbyshire status difficult to determine. Suspect under-recorded, locally scarce and widely distributed across the county.
Flight Period: July /  September /  –  On the wing during July and then in September. Overwinters and so may appear in the early spring. Moth Activity: Nocturnal  Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Tony Davison  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 7 May 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 11-15mm
Food Plant: Crab-apple (Malus spp.).
Last Recorded Year: 2013
Last Recorded By – Steve Thorpe
Last Recorded General Area – Ripley

IMAGES BELOW:  Melbourne, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©

Distribution Map for Choreutis pariana

Found 2 records
    ↳ 1 from After 2025
    ↳ 0 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 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.

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 – Choreutis pariana

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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: Choreutis pariana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

Shading shows moth presence between dates

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


CUSUM Analysis: Choreutis pariana
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 2013, 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: Choreutis pariana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Choreutis pariana
( 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 - Choreutis pariana – 2 records available

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

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Choreutis parianaDWT Wyver LaneSK34P202506/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Choreutis parianaBackgarden MarehaySK34Z201313/09/20131adultvc57_irecords_extract

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