49.158 BF108  –  Tortricidae –  Olethreutinae – Hedya ochroleucana – Buff-tipped Marble – (Frölich, 1828) 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
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Other Hedya species
ID pointers: Another bird dropping mimic. The basal two thirds of the forewing is brown, mixed leaden or black, and sparsely speckled pale yellowish-brown. The remaining third of forewing is a pale yellowish brown, which fades over time, then the two small pale indentations in the outer margin of the dark basal patch help to determine the species.
Distribution:  (First record: 1948 )  –  (Last record: 20 June 2024 at Belper )  –  Recorded in the county in 1948, but since, only 4 modern day records to 2024, from 2016 Clay Cross, 2021 Froggatt, 2023 Staveley, 2024 Belper.
Flight Period: June /  July /  –  On the wing during June-July Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Nikki Mahadevan, Will Soar, Dave Evans  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 7 May 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 16-21mm
Food Plant: Rose (Rosa), including cultivated varieties, and apple (Malus).
Last Recorded Year: 2024
First Recorded Year: 1948
Last Recorded By – Dave Evans
Last Recorded General Area – Belper

IMAGES BELOW:  Clay Cross, Derbyshire – Nikki Mahadevan© 

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Distribution Map for Hedya ochroleucana

Found 7 records
    ↳ 1 from After 2025
    ↳ 2 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 4 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 – Hedya ochroleucana

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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: Hedya ochroleucana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

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


CUSUM Analysis: Hedya ochroleucana
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 19 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: Hedya ochroleucana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Hedya ochroleucana
( 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 - Hedya ochroleucana – 7 records available

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

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Hedya ochroleucanaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202525/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hedya ochroleucanaBelperSK34N202420/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hedya ochroleucanaNot givenSK27N202108/07/20211Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hedya ochroleucanaJim Mart Nature ReserveSK36S201615/07/20161Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hedya ochroleucanaWood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V201323/08/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Hedya ochroleucanaWilliamthorpe LNR,HolmewoodSK46I201121/08/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Hedya ochroleucanaRose Av,ClowneSK57D201001/07/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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