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– Generally Common / Widespread
** This moth species page is currently incomplete **
– care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required. Distribution: Many records and seems to be locally common in the right habitats – Most records from the northern half of the county where Rowan and Bilberry grow
Last recorded 19/5/2024 from Glossop.
Last recorded 19/5/2024 from Glossop.
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
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Glossop (2024) – Christian Heintzen©
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Distribution Map for Capua vulgana
Found 23 records
↳ 3 from After 2025
↳ 4 from 2020 - 2024
↳ 16 from Before 2020
↳ 3 from After 2025
↳ 4 from 2020 - 2024
↳ 16 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 – Capua vulgana
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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.
Monthly Records By Year:
Capua vulgana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year: Capua vulgana
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Capua vulgana
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Capua vulgana
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Capua vulgana
AGR: 1.32% | Total % Change: 33.3%
CUSUM Analysis: Capua vulgana
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 17 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 9 (September) to provide a full-year equivalent.
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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 2006, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2003, 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: Capua vulgana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Capua vulgana
Capua vulgana
( 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 - Capua vulgana – 23 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longdendale, Wildboar Clough Woodland | SK09U | 20/05/2025 | 2 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Cromford Moor | SK25X | 06/05/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Belper, Derbyshire | SK34N | 29/04/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Longdendale, Wildboar Clough | SK09U | 19/05/2024 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Glossop, Shire Hill, south | SK09M | 16/05/2024 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Glossop, Gnat Hole Rough Fields | SK09L | 12/05/2024 | 2 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Glossop, Shawmoor Plantation | SK09F | 05/06/2023 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Backgarden Marehay | SK34Z | 25/06/2013 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley Dale | SK26R | 10/06/2012 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Carr Wood | SK45A | 26/05/2012 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Carr Wood | SK45A | 26/05/2012 | 2 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Carr Wood, Ripley | SK45A | 26/05/2012 | 3 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley Dale | SK26R | 16/05/2011 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley Dale | SK26R | 06/05/2011 | 2 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| South Wood, Calke, Ticknall | SK32Q | 01/06/2006 | 12 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Seventy Acre Woods/Flash Lane, Derbyshire | SK26Y | 23/06/2005 | 3 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Beeley (Seventy Acre Wood) | SK26Y | 23/06/2005 | 3 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Blacka Moor | SK28V | 06/07/2003 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Blacka Moor, Dore, Sheffield | SK28V | 06/06/2003 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Elvaston Park, Derby | SK43B | 31/05/1997 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Clough Wood (nr stream), Darley Dale | SK26K | 27/05/1995 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Beeley Moor, acre wood (site not precise), Beeley | SK26Z | 22/06/1994 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Hell Bank Plantation (site not precise) | SK26Z | 19/06/1994 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |