49.09 BF1015  –  Tortricidae –  Tortricinae – Eulia ministrana – The Minister – (Linnaeus, 1758) 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   >>  Tortricidae  >> Tortricinae
** This moth species page is currently incomplete **
Other Name/s: Brassy Tortrix
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: Variable markings on a pale yellowish forewing overlaid with orange-brown to reddish-brown, especially around the wing base area, mid-wing and towards the termen.
Distribution:  (Last record: 6 January 2019 at Blacka Moor )  –  Despite Harrison & Sterling stating the species was common throughout the county away from the high moorlands, very few records since. 14 listed by DaNES 1991-2013 and 3 listed on iRecord with latest 1/6/2019 from Blacka Moor.
Flight Period: May /  June /  –  Attracted to Light Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – active from dusk into the night Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Andrew Watchorn  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 11 July 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 18-25mm
Food Plant: Mainly birches but also Ash, Hazel, Bilberry and other woody plants
Last Recorded Year: 2019
Last Recorded By – Andrew Watchorn
Last Recorded General Area – Blacka Moor

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Blacka Moor (2019) Andrew Watchorn©

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Distribution Map for Eulia ministrana

Found 18 records
    ↳ 1 from After 2025
    ↳ 0 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 17 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 – Eulia ministrana

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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: Eulia ministrana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

Shading shows moth presence between dates

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Recordings By Year: Eulia ministrana
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Eulia ministrana
AGR: -5.34%   |   Total % Change: -66.7%


CUSUM Analysis: Eulia ministrana
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 18 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 2005, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2019, 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: Eulia ministrana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Eulia ministrana
( 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 - Eulia ministrana – 18 records available

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

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Eulia ministranaSpring Wood, CalkeSK32W202525/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Eulia ministranaBlacka Moor and PlantationSK28V201901/06/20191adultvc57_irecords_extract
Eulia ministranaJim Mart Nature ReserveSK36S201909/06/20191Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Eulia ministranaThe Old Manse, Ault Hucknall, GlapwellSK46S201318/06/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Eulia ministranaStainsby Park, Ault HucknallSK46T201311/06/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Eulia ministranaFindern Close, BelperSK34P201228/05/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Eulia ministranaClough Wood,Darley DaleSK26K201225/05/20124Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Eulia ministranaStainsby Park,GlapwellSK46S201121/05/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Eulia ministranaClough Wood,Darley DaleSK26K201106/05/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Eulia ministranaStainsby Park,GlapwellSK46S201113/05/20112Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Eulia ministranaMillstone Edge,HathersageSK28K201004/06/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Eulia ministranaWest Park Meadows (LNR),SpondonSK33Y200910/07/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Eulia ministranaWheeldon Av,BelperSK34N200924/05/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Eulia ministranaSeventy Acre Woods/Flash Lane, DerbyshireSK26Y200523/06/20053adultvc57_irecords_extract
Eulia ministranaBeeley (Seventy Acre Wood)SK26Y200523/06/20053Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Eulia ministranaHell Bank Plantation (site not precise)SK26Z199419/06/19941Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Eulia ministranaWhitwell Wood,WhitwellSK57E199127/05/19911Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Eulia ministranaRowsley Sidings, RowsleySK26S198107/06/19811Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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