49.136 BF965  –  Tortricidae –  Tortricinae – Neocochylis hybridella – White-fronted Straw – (Hübner, [1813]) 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
Other Name/s: White-bodied Conch, Cochylis hybridella
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Cochylichroa atricapitana , Neocochylis dubitana, Neocochylis molliculana
ID pointers: Head, palps and thorax whitish. A whitish forewing with brownish and grey suffusion. A mix of dark grey and reddish brown oblique cross-band. A reddish or reddish-brown mark at the apex.
A good guide for the other three “lookalikes” – N.dubitana Head & Palps – White / Thorax – Blackish
C.atricapitana Head & Palps Blackish / Thorax – Blackish
N.molliculana Head & Palps – Brown / Thorax – variable mix of White.
Distribution:  (First record: 2 August 2024 at Cromford )  –  (Last record: 3 July 2025 at Sinfin Moor Wetlands )  –  First record for VC57 and Derbyshire, appears to be 2nd August 2024 one to mv Cromford (Clive Ashton) followed by another in 2024 – to mv on 7th August – Staveley. A 3rd record from Sinfin Moor Wetlands on 3rd July 2025.
Flight Period: June /  July /  August /  September /  –  On the wing during June – September. Moth Activity: Nocturnal  Crepuscular   – active from dusk into the night Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Clive Ashton, Sid Morris, Martin Roome  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 7 July 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 12-15mm
Food Plant: Ox-tongue (Picris) or Hawk’s-beard (Crepis).
Last Recorded Year: 2025
First Recorded Year: 2024
Last Recorded By – Martin Roome
Last Recorded General Area – Sinfin Moor Wetlands

IMAGES BELOW:  Cromford, Derbyshire 02/08/2024 – Clive Ashton© – Staveley 7/8/2024 – Sid Morris©/ 3/7/2025 Sinfin Moor Wetlands – martin Roome©

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Distribution Map for Neocochylis hybridella

Found 4 records
    ↳ 2 from After 2025
    ↳ 2 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 – Neocochylis hybridella

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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: Neocochylis hybridella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

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Recordings By Year: Neocochylis hybridella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Neocochylis hybridella
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%


CUSUM Analysis: Neocochylis hybridella
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 24 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 2025, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2024, 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: Neocochylis hybridella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Neocochylis hybridella
( 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 - Neocochylis hybridella – 4 records available

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

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Neocochylis hybridellaShirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z202513/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Neocochylis hybridellaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202525/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Neocochylis hybridellaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202402/08/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Neocochylis hybridellaStaveley DerbyshireSK47H202407/08/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract

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