49.123 BF951  –  Tortricidae –  Tortricinae – Aethes beatricella – Broad-barred Straw – (Walsingham, 1898) Adult Micro:  CAT 2 – Confusion Species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
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Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Tortricidae  >> Tortricinae
Other Name/s:  Hemlock Yellow Conch
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
ID pointers: Forewing yellowish-cream buff with two angular brown cross-bands through central area.
Distribution:  (Last record: 25 June 2020 at Allestree )  –  Due to only two records on iRecord since 1982, suspect the Derbyshire status is rare and localised to the food plant Hemlock (Conium).
Flight Period: June /  July /  –  On the wing during June and July. Moth Activity: Nocturnal  Crepuscular   – active from dusk and attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Dave Evans  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 7 May 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 14-17mm
Food Plant: Hemlock (Conium).
Last Recorded Year: 2020
Last Recorded By – Stephen Plant
Last Recorded General Area – Allestree

IMAGES BELOW:  Belper, Derbyshire – Dave Evans©

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Distribution Map for Aethes beatricella

Found 1 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 1 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 0 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 – Aethes beatricella

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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: Aethes beatricella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

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

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Aethes beatricella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Aethes beatricella
( 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 - Aethes beatricella – 1 records available

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

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Aethes beatricellaAllestree, DerbySK33P202025/06/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract

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