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– Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant
– care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required. Confusion Species: Ancylis uncella (Heather Hook-wing); Ancylis diminutana (Rufous Hook-wing) Ancylis subarcuana
(Grey Hook-wing):
Darwin Forest 3/7/2025 1st record since 1977 – Dave Evans©
Image Gallery
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Distribution Map for Ancylis geminana
↳ 1 from After 2025
↳ 0 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.
NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Ancylis geminana
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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.
Monthly Records By Year:
Ancylis geminana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year: Ancylis geminana
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Ancylis geminana
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Ancylis geminana
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Ancylis geminana
AGR: 0% | Total % Change: 0%
Ancylis geminana
Insufficient records/data for an AGR analysis
Ancylis geminana
Insufficient records/data for a CUSUM analysis
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Ancylis geminana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Ancylis geminana
Ancylis geminana
( 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 - Ancylis geminana – 1 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin Forest | SK26X | 03/07/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |