49.154 BF1087  –  Tortricidae –  Olethreutinae – Orthotaenia undulana – Dusky Marble – ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Adult Micro:  CAT 2 – Confusion Species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Green –  Rare / Uncommon / Scarce   
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Tortricidae  >> Olethreutinae
** Identification write up required for species page **
Other Name/s: Woodland Marble
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Celypha lacunana (Common Marble); Celypha cespitana
(Thyme Marble)
Distribution:  (Last record: 6 January 2024 at Bow Wood Lea )  –  Appears to be an uncommon species in the recording area – scattered records few and far between – should be more common on the moors as Bilberry is a food plant.Harrison & Sterling listed records from 1905 – 1956 from a number of areas. Latest accounts are DaNES 10 records between 1989 – 2013 and iRecord 8 accounts between 2003 – 2024.
Flight Period: May /  June /  July /  –  May – July Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – and is attracted to light Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 11 June 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 15-20mm
Food Plant: A variety of plants, trees and shrubs, favouring Bilberry, but including Bog Mytrle, Honeysuckle, Birch, Alder,Sallows,Nettle, Gypsywort, Speedwells, and many more.
Last Recorded Year: 2024
Last Recorded By – Alison Pritchard (iRecord)
Last Recorded General Area – Bow Wood Lea

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Distribution Map for Orthotaenia undulana

Found 23 records
    ↳ 3 from After 2025
    ↳ 7 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 13 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 – Orthotaenia undulana

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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: Orthotaenia undulana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

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Recordings By Year: Orthotaenia undulana
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Orthotaenia undulana
AGR: 2.35%   |   Total % Change: 66.7%


CUSUM Analysis: Orthotaenia undulana
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 16 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: Orthotaenia undulana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Orthotaenia undulana
( 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 - Orthotaenia undulana – 23 records available

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

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Orthotaenia undulanaMarkham Vale North tip , DerbyshireSK47L202501/06/20253adultvc57_irecords_extract
Orthotaenia undulanaDerbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G202515/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Orthotaenia undulanaLongdendale, Wildboar Clough WoodlandSK09U202518/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Orthotaenia undulanaBow Wood, LeaSK35D202401/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Orthotaenia undulanaDerbyshire, UKSK27I202418/06/20241Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Orthotaenia undulanaFerneydale AvenueSK07Q202126/06/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Orthotaenia undulanaBlacka MoorSK28V202130/05/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Orthotaenia undulanaHathersageSK28F202014/08/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Orthotaenia undulanaAllestree, DerbySK33P202001/06/20202adultvc57_irecords_extract
Orthotaenia undulanaFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202012/06/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Orthotaenia undulanaMillstone EdgeSK28K201407/07/20141adultvc57_irecords_extract
Orthotaenia undulanaThe Hollies,Holly St,Stapenhill,Burton on TrentSK22K201329/08/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Orthotaenia undulanaAshover, DerbyshireSK36L201325/06/20131adultvc57_irecords_extract
Orthotaenia undulanaMillennium Meadow NR, DuffieldSK34L201212/07/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Orthotaenia undulanaMillennium Meadow NR, DuffieldSK34L201214/07/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Orthotaenia undulanaGlebe Rise,Littleover,DerbySK33H201223/07/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Orthotaenia undulanaCrich Chase meadows,AmbergateSK35L201121/05/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Orthotaenia undulanaWood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V200430/07/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Orthotaenia undulanaBlacka MoorSK28V200306/07/20031Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Orthotaenia undulanaBlacka Moor, Dore, SheffieldSK28V200306/06/20031Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Orthotaenia undulanaRowsley Sidings, Rowsley (site not precise)SK26S199418/06/19941Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Orthotaenia undulanaDeerlands Rd, Ashgate, ChesterfieldSK37K199307/06/19931Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Orthotaenia undulanaClough Wood,Darley DaleSK26K198931/05/19891Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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