Eana osseana - 17th July 2020 - Waterswallows, Buxton - Anthony Marriott
49.045 BF1029  – Dotted Cloak  – Eana osseana  – (Scopoli, 1763)
Adult Micro:  CAT 3 – Very rare or scarce species (includes very scarce adventives/immigrants) – confusion with leaf mines      
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Black – Uncertain/Unknown – Insufficient Data   
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Tortricidae  >> Tortricinae
Other Name/s: Dotted Shade
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Cnephasia longana – (Buff Grey Tortrix)
ID pointers: A pale yellowish-brown forewing shaded variably with darker colouration and speckled with blackish-brown scales and several brown spots at mid-wing.
Distribution:  (Last record: 7 July 2025 at Gang Mine, Cromford )  –  Uncertain insufficient data, likely to be a significant record; Harrison & Sterling; 1982 -4 to MV 31/7-01/08/2010 Dove Dale. One from Waterswallows, Buxton 17/7/2020. One from Gang Mine, Cromford 7/7/2025
General Comment: None
Flight Period: June /  July –  Main flight period June – July when it is attracted to light Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Anthony Marriott  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 16-23mm
Food Plant: Low growing herbaceous plants
Last Recorded Year: 2025
Last Recorded By – Clive Ashton
Last Recorded General Area – Gang Mine, Cromford

Selected Images:  

Waterswallows, Buxton (2020) Anthony Marriott©



Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 2004 - 2025)
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Distribution Map for Eana osseana

Found 25 records
    ↳ from 2026+
    ↳ 12 from 2020 - 2025
    ↳ 13 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Eana osseana

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Monthly Records By Year: Eana osseana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Monthly Counts By Year: Eana osseana
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )

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

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Recordings By Year: Eana osseana
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Eana osseana
AGR: 7.76%   |   Total % Change: 380%

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Eana osseana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Eana osseana

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 - Eana osseana – 25 records available

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

Site Name Tetrad Date Count Stage Recorder Source RecordKey
Gang Mine, Cromford SK25X 09/07/2025 16 adult Ashton, Clive vc57_irecords_extract iBRC43234660
Gang Mine, Cromford SK25X 07/07/2025 5 adult Ashton, Clive vc57_irecords_extract iBRC43111464
Gang Mine, Cromford SK25X 23/06/2025 1 adult Ashton, Clive vc57_irecords_extract iBRC42573627
Gang Mine, Cromford SK25X 19/06/2025 1 adult Ashton, Clive vc57_irecords_extract iBRC42442450
Gang Mine, Cromford SK25X 17/06/2025 1 adult Ashton, Clive vc57_irecords_extract iBRC42378847
Longdendale, Wildboar Clough SK09U 13/08/2023 1 adult Heintzen, Christian vc57_irecords_extract iBRC36337264
Glossop, Moorfield, Wood's Cabin SK09L 03/08/2023 2 adult Heintzen, Christian vc57_irecords_extract iBRC36337033
Glossop, Moorfield, Wood's Cabin SK09L 19/07/2023 3 adult Heintzen, Christian vc57_irecords_extract iBRC36336763
Birch Vale SK08I 30/07/2022 1 adult Hewitt, Jane vc57_irecords_extract iBRC34088294
Smelting HIll, Abney, Derbyshire, England SK28A 13/08/2021 1 adult Miles, Claire vc57_irecords_extract iBRC29838673
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UK SK28F 31/07/2021 1 adult Miles, Claire vc57_irecords_extract iBRC29836404
Waterswallows Quarry SK07X 17/07/2020 1 Adult Marriott, Antony vc57_irecords_extract iBRC15268945
Dovedale SK15K 01/08/2011 1 Adult D. Grundy vc57_danes_bc_data LC000334001COU26
Dovedale SK15K 01/08/2011 3 Adult D. Grundy vc57_danes_bc_data LC000334001CP9TO
Dovedale SK15K 11/07/2011 1 Adult M.J. Dale vc57_danes_bc_data LC000334001COXRV
Dovedale, Lin Dale SK15K 15/08/2010 2 adult Finch, Graham Leonard vc57_irecords_extract iBRC35106359
Dovedale SK15K 15/08/2010 2 Adult D. Grundy vc57_danes_bc_data LC000334001COTM4
Dovedale (Lin Dale) SK15K 15/08/2010 2 Adult Finch, Graham Leonard vc57_danes_bc_data LC000334001COXGB
Dovedale SK15K 15/08/2010 4 Adult D. Grundy vc57_danes_bc_data LC000334001CP6FV
Dovedale (stepping stones) SK15K 30/07/2010 2 Adult D. Grundy vc57_danes_bc_data LC000334001COXDI
Dovedale SK15K 30/07/2010 3 Adult D. Grundy vc57_danes_bc_data LC000334001CP9QZ
Dovedale SK15K 30/07/2010 1 Adult D. Grundy vc57_danes_bc_data LC000334001CP9R9
Dovedale SK15K 30/07/2010 2 Adult D. Grundy vc57_danes_bc_data LC000334001CP9RP
Biggin Dale, nr Hartington SK15P 28/07/2010 1 Adult D. Grundy vc57_danes_bc_data LC000334001CP668
Bonsall Moor SK25T 19/07/2004 1 Adult B.L. Statham vc57_danes_bc_data LC000334001CP20V

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