49.096 BF924  –  Tortricidae –  Tortricinae – Hysterophora maculosana – Small Bluebell Beauty – (Haworth, 1811) Adult Micro:  CAT 2 – Confusion Species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Brown –  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant    
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Tortricidae  >> Tortricinae
** Identification write up required **
Other Name/s: Bluebell Conch
Trachysmia maculosana
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Phtheochroa sodaliana (Pied Buckthorn Beauty)
Distribution:  (Last record: 6 May 1971 at Via Gellia )  –  Should be local in Bluebell Woods but very few records to support this. The last record was from 5/6/1971 Via Gellia
Flight Period: April /  May /  June /  –  One generation April – June Moth Activity: Cathemeral   – is often seen during the day Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 7 May 2025 by RP ***
Forewing: 10-14mm Food Plant: Bluebell
Last Recorded Year: 1971
Last Recorded By – Harrison & Sterling
Last Recorded General Area – Via Gellia

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Distribution Map for Hysterophora maculosana

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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 – Hysterophora maculosana

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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: Hysterophora maculosana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
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Monthly Counts By Year: Hysterophora maculosana
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


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

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Recordings By Year: Hysterophora maculosana
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Hysterophora maculosana
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%
Hysterophora maculosana
Insufficient records/data for an AGR analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025
Hysterophora maculosana
Insufficient records/data for a CUSUM analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Hysterophora maculosana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Hysterophora maculosana
( 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 - Hysterophora maculosana – 0 records available

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No records found for Hysterophora maculosana.

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