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49.164 BF1067  – Thyme Marble  – Celypha cespitana  – (Hübner, [1817])
Adult Micro:  CAT 3 – Very rare or scarce species (includes very scarce adventives/immigrants) – confusion with leaf mines       Leaf-miner:  CAT A – Recorded accepted without the leaf or a photo –       Larval Case:  C1 – Distinctive Species –      
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Black – Uncertain/Unknown – Insufficient Data        day-flying – Day-flying
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Tortricidae  >> Olethreutinae
** Identification write up required **
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); Orthotaenia undulana (Dusky Marble)
ID pointers: No break in the median fascia as in C.lacunana
Distribution:  (Last record: 7 February 2010 at Clowne )  –  Uncertain – DaNES quotes 4 records last from Clowne 2/7/2010 – Harrison & Sterling – not listed
General Comment: None
Flight Period: June /  July /  August –  June – July active during the day especially in sunshine  – but can be disturbed during the day Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 3 January 2026 by RP ***
Wingspan: 12-16mm
Food Plant: Thrift, clovers, thymes and sea-lavenders
Last Recorded Year: 2010
Last Recorded By – DaNES
Last Recorded General Area – Clowne

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Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 2010 - 2020)
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Distribution Map for Celypha cespitana

Found 2 records
    ↳ from 2026+
    ↳ 1 from 2020 - 2025
    ↳ 1 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Celypha cespitana

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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: Celypha cespitana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Monthly Counts By Year: Celypha cespitana
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )

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

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

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Celypha cespitana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Celypha cespitana

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 2020-2026.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Celypha cespitana – 2 records available

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

Site NameTetradDateCountStageRecorderSourceRecordKey
The Mays, Malthouse Lane, FroggattSK27N17/07/20201adultBARNACLE, Mr B.&.Mrs.K.Danes_2019-2021525
Rose Av,ClowneSK57D02/07/20101AdultD. Hursthousevc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001COZE9

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