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– Generally Common / Widespread
– easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.ID pointers: The male has elongated forewings slate grey in colour with a slight whitish wedge shaped wash along the leading edge. Also several darkish blotches along the leading edge and central within the forewing and often a cross band. The latest of the tortricidae to be on the wing.
Distribution: Very patchy in its distribution across the recording area. Most records are from the peak grit areas in Derbyshire, rarely recorded away from the northern half of the county. Sometimes abundant on unspoilt moorland. Males are on the wing in October and early November. One of the latest of the Tortricidae to be on the wing,
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Blue-coded] moths are not stored on the website at this current time. Selected Images: Froggatt, Hope Valley, Derbyshire – Bryan Barnacle©
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Distribution Map for Exapate congelatella
Found 88 records
↳ 0 from After 2025
↳ 42 from 2020 - 2024
↳ 46 from Before 2020
↳ 0 from After 2025
↳ 42 from 2020 - 2024
↳ 46 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 – Exapate congelatella
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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:
Exapate congelatella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year: Exapate congelatella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Exapate congelatella
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Exapate congelatella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Exapate congelatella
AGR: 1.05% | Total % Change: 27.3%
CUSUM Analysis: Exapate congelatella
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 8 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 8 (August) 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 2022, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2017, 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: Exapate congelatella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Exapate congelatella
Exapate congelatella
( 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 - Exapate congelatella – 88 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| upper cromford garden | SK25Y | 03/11/2024 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Mellor | SJ98Z | 02/11/2024 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Birch Vale | SK08I | 03/11/2024 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Glossop, Gnat Hole Rough Fields | SK09L | 02/11/2024 | 3 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Glossop, Kidd Road Farm | SK09L | 03/11/2024 | 3 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long Clough | SK09G | 04/11/2024 | 2 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Glossop, Hague Street, Hay meadow | SK09G | 05/11/2024 | 6 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long Clough | SK09G | 15/11/2024 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Florence road, Sheffield | SK38L | 01/11/2024 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Chaddesden, Derby | SK33T | 01/11/2024 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Belper, Derbyshire | SK34N | 28/10/2024 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Glossop, Gnat Hole Rough Fields | SK09L | 01/11/2023 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Glossop, The Twitchlings | SK09K | 05/11/2023 | 2 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long Clough | SK09G | 08/11/2023 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Longdendale, Wildboar Clough | SK09U | 16/11/2023 | 2 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long Clough | SK09G | 23/11/2023 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Hathersage | SK28F | 10/11/2023 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Glossop, Shawmoor Plantation | SK09F | 28/10/2023 | 2 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Lantern Pike, Hayfield | SK08I | 09/11/2022 | 25 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long Clough | SK09G | 03/11/2022 | 2 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long Clough | SK09G | 13/11/2022 | 5 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Glossop, Shawmoor Plantation | SK09F | 14/11/2022 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Hathersage | SK28F | 04/11/2022 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Birch Vale | SK08I | 23/10/2022 | 2 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long Clough | SK09G | 31/10/2022 | 2 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Woodland Ave | SK43R | 05/11/2021 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Shirland - Hallfieldgate Lane | SK35Z | 05/11/2021 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZ | SK33A | 08/11/2021 | 2 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Hathersage | SK28F | 10/11/2021 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Hathersage | SK28F | 13/11/2021 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Froggatt, Hope Valley | SK27N | 06/11/2021 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Hathersage | SK28F | 22/10/2021 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Hathersage, Derbyshire, UK | SK28F | 11/11/2020 | 3 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Hathersage, Derbyshire, UK | SK28F | 09/11/2020 | 11 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Hathersage, Derbyshire, UK | SK28F | 05/11/2020 | 16 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Birch Vale | SK08I | 06/11/2020 | 2 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Birch Vale | SK08I | 08/11/2020 | 12 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Hathersage | SK28F | 06/11/2020 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Hathersage | SK28F | 09/11/2020 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| The Mays, Malthouse Lane, Froggatt | SK27N | 11/11/2020 | 2 | adult | Danes_2019-2021 |
| The Mays, Malthouse Lane, Froggatt | SK27N | 08/11/2020 | 10 | adult | Danes_2019-2021 |
| The Mays, Malthouse Lane, Froggatt | SK27N | 06/11/2020 | 14 | adult | Danes_2019-2021 |
| Hathersage, Derbyshire, UK | SK28F | 12/11/2019 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Hathersage, Derbyshire, UK | SK28F | 03/11/2019 | 5 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Hathersage, Derbyshire, UK | SK28F | 19/10/2019 | 2 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Birch Vale | SK08I | 10/11/2017 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Birch Vale | SK08I | 17/11/2017 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Birch Vale | SK08I | 14/11/2017 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Sheffield, England, United Kingdom | SK38L | 27/10/2016 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Ladycroft Ave | SK07S | 28/10/2016 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Norton Lees garden | SK38L | 26/10/2016 | 1 | not recorded | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Birch Vale | SK08I | 06/11/2015 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Birch Barn, New Mills Rd, Birch Vale | SK08I | 06/11/2015 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Birch Vale | SK08I | 31/10/2015 | 3 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Birch Barn, New Mills Rd, Birch Vale | SK08I | 31/10/2015 | 3 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Ladycroft Ave | SK07S | 29/09/2014 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Ladycroft Ave,Buxton | SK07S | 04/11/2011 | 11 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Ladycroft Ave,Buxton | SK07S | 05/11/2011 | 5 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Ladycroft Ave,Buxton | SK07S | 30/10/2011 | 2 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley Dale | SK26R | 21/11/2010 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Buxton SK, UK | SK07S | 26/10/2010 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Far Cross,Cavendish Park,Matlock | SK36A | 09/11/2009 | 3 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley Dale | SK26R | 14/10/2009 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Far Cross,Cavendish Park,Matlock | SK36A | 14/10/2009 | 3 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Newboundmill Lane,Pleasley | SK56C | 14/10/2009 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley Dale | SK26R | 15/10/2009 | 2 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley Dale | SK26R | 18/10/2009 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley Dale | SK26R | 26/10/2009 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley Dale | SK26R | 17/10/2009 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley Dale | SK26R | 02/11/2007 | 3 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Newboundmill Lane,Pleasley | SK56C | 12/10/2007 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley Dale | SK26R | 01/11/2004 | 4 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley Dale | SK26R | 02/11/2004 | 2 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley Dale | SK26R | 03/11/2004 | 2 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley Dale | SK26R | 11/11/2004 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley Dale | SK26R | 15/10/2004 | 2 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley Dale | SK26R | 16/10/2004 | 4 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley Dale | SK26R | 31/10/2004 | 25 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley Dale | SK26R | 27/10/2003 | 4 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley Dale | SK26R | 28/10/2003 | 5 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley Dale | SK26R | 30/10/2003 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Beeley Moor, Beeley | SK26Y | 15/11/2002 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley Dale | SK26R | 04/11/2001 | 2 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley Dale | SK26R | 05/11/2001 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Beeley Moor, Matlock (site not precise) | SK26Z | 21/10/1996 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Deerlands Rd, Ashgate, Chesterfield | SK37K | 10/09/1996 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Beeley Triangle, Beeley Moor, Beeley (site nor precise) | SK26Y | 03/11/1994 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Darley Forest (site not precise) | SK26Z | 26/10/1976 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |