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– Generally Common / Widespread
– easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.ID pointers: Fairly distinctive looking. The forewing is reddish-brown to dark brown with two silvery-grey cross bands. An obvious dark brown or reddish brown triangular patch at the wing tip.
Distribution: Widely distributed and locally common across the county, on Hawthorn.
*** Last updated on 7 May 2025 by RP ***
Blue-coded ] moths are not stored on the website at this current time. IMAGES BELOW: Melbourne, Derbyshire – Tony Davison ©
49.215 BF1115 - Ancylis achatana Melbourne, Derbyshire - July 2014 Tony Davison©
49.215 BF1115 - Ancylis achatana - Kings Newton, Derbyshire
49.215 BF1115 - Ancylis achatana Melbourne, Derbyshire - Tony Davison©
Distribution Map for Ancylis achatana
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Found 223 records
↳ 0 from After 2025
↳ 78 from 2020 - 2024
↳ 145 from Before 2020
↳ 0 from After 2025
↳ 78 from 2020 - 2024
↳ 145 from Before 2020
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Monthly Records By Year: Ancylis achatana
Monthly Counts By Year: Ancylis achatana
Recordings By Year: Ancylis achatana
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Ancylis achatana
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Ancylis achatana
Ancylis achatana
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 achatana – 223 records available
Listed by Year - descending
| Taxon | Site Name | Tetrad | Year | Date | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancylis achatana | upper cromford garden | SK25Y | 2024 | 25/06/2024 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Findern, Derbyshire, DE65 6AZ | SK33A | 2024 | 05/07/2024 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Meersbrook, Sheffield S8, UK | SK38M | 2024 | 06/07/2024 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Darley Bridge | SK26Q | 2024 | 11/07/2024 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | upper cromford garden | SK25Y | 2024 | 25/07/2024 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Belper | SK34U | 2024 | 20/07/2024 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Belper | SK34N | 2024 | 18/07/2024 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Melbourne, Derbyshire | SK32X | 2024 | 16/07/2024 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | upper cromford garden | SK25Y | 2024 | 09/07/2024 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | upper cromford garden | SK25Y | 2024 | 28/06/2024 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Midway, Derbys. | SK32A | 2024 | 13/07/2024 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Melbourne, Derbyshire | SK32X | 2024 | 25/06/2024 | 2 |
| Ancylis achatana | Findern, Derbyshire, DE65 6AZ | SK33A | 2024 | 23/06/2024 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Sandiacre Garden | SK43T | 2024 | 20/06/2024 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Derbyshire, UK | SK26Q | 2024 | 14/07/2024 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Chaddesden, Derby | SK33T | 2024 | 30/06/2024 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Melbourne, Derbyshire | SK32X | 2024 | 23/07/2024 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Melbourne, Derbyshire | SK32X | 2024 | 19/07/2024 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Belper | SK34N | 2024 | 17/07/2024 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Norton Lees, Sheffield, UK | SK38L | 2024 | 12/07/2024 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Chaddesden, Derby | SK33T | 2024 | 16/06/2024 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Brockwell Chesterfield , Derbyshire. | SK37Q | 2024 | 26/06/2024 | 2 |
| Ancylis achatana | Findern, Derbyshire, DE65 6AZ | SK33A | 2024 | 09/07/2024 | 2 |
| Ancylis achatana | Hathersage | SK28F | 2024 | 16/07/2024 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Froggatt, Hope Valley | SK27N | 2024 | 29/06/2024 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Lower Cromford Garden | SK25Y | 2024 | 02/08/2024 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Lower Cromford Garden | SK25Y | 2024 | 23/07/2024 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Belper | SK34U | 2024 | 19/07/2024 | 2 |
| Ancylis achatana | upper cromford garden | SK25Y | 2024 | 17/07/2024 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | upper cromford garden | SK25Y | 2024 | 12/07/2024 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Shirland - Hallfieldgate Lane | SK35Z | 2024 | 24/06/2024 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | High Leas Farm, Riber | SK35D | 2024 | 28/07/2024 | 2 |
| Ancylis achatana | Mickleover garden | SK33C | 2023 | 30/06/2023 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Findern Garden | SK33A | 2023 | 10/06/2023 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Belper | SK34N | 2023 | 04/07/2023 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Belper Garden | SK34P | 2023 | 07/07/2023 | 2 |
| Ancylis achatana | Darwin Forest | SK26X | 2023 | 27/06/2023 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Mickleover garden | SK33C | 2023 | 27/06/2023 | 2 |
| Ancylis achatana | Upper Cromford Garden | SK25Y | 2023 | 26/06/2023 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Rolls Royce Duffield Bank House, Duffield. | SK34L | 2023 | 13/06/2023 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Belper Garden | SK34P | 2023 | 24/06/2023 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Belper | SK34U | 2023 | 20/06/2023 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Woodland Ave | SK43R | 2023 | 07/07/2023 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Hathersage | SK28F | 2023 | 07/07/2023 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Upper Cromford Garden | SK25Y | 2023 | 24/06/2023 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Belper | SK34N | 2023 | 22/06/2023 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Sandiacre | SK43T | 2023 | 23/06/2023 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Woodland Ave | SK43R | 2023 | 23/06/2023 | 2 |
| Ancylis achatana | Findern, Derbyshire, DE65 6AZ | SK33A | 2022 | 29/06/2022 | 2 |
| Ancylis achatana | Hathersage, Derbyshire, UK | SK28F | 2022 | 21/06/2022 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Woodland Ave | SK43R | 2022 | 15/06/2022 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Findern, Derbyshire, DE65 6AZ | SK33A | 2022 | 10/06/2022 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Hathersage, Derbyshire, UK | SK28F | 2022 | 10/07/2022 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Shirland - Hallfieldgate Lane | SK35Z | 2022 | 02/07/2022 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Kirk Hallam, Ilkeston | SK44K | 2022 | 01/07/2022 | 2 |
| Ancylis achatana | Havercroft Road | SK38L | 2022 | 18/06/2022 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Findern, Derbyshire, DE65 6AZ | SK33A | 2022 | 01/07/2022 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Findern, Derbyshire, DE65 6AZ | SK33A | 2022 | 09/06/2022 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Hathersage, Derbyshire, UK | SK28F | 2022 | 16/07/2022 | 2 |
| Ancylis achatana | SK38M | 2021 | 10/07/2021 | 1 | |
| Ancylis achatana | Bamford, Win Hill and Thornhill Trail | SK28B | 2021 | 27/06/2021 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Hathersage | SK28F | 2021 | 13/08/2021 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Midway, Derbys. | SK32A | 2021 | 15/07/2021 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Findern, Derbyshire, DE65 6AZ | SK33A | 2021 | 09/07/2021 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Woodland Ave | SK43R | 2021 | 02/07/2021 | 2 |
| Ancylis achatana | SK22F | 2021 | 08/07/2021 | 2 | |
| Ancylis achatana | Midway, Derbys. | SK32A | 2021 | 10/07/2021 | 2 |
| Ancylis achatana | Findern, Derbyshire, DE65 6AZ | SK33A | 2021 | 13/06/2021 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | SK33A | 2021 | 09/07/2021 | 1 | |
| Ancylis achatana | Belper | SK34U | 2021 | 08/07/2021 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Drakelow, Derbys. | SK22F | 2021 | 08/07/2021 | 2 |
| Ancylis achatana | Woodland Ave | SK43R | 2021 | 24/07/2021 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Woodland Ave | SK43R | 2020 | 24/06/2020 | 3 |
| Ancylis achatana | Findern, Derbyshire, DE65 6AZ | SK33A | 2020 | 02/06/2020 | 2 |
| Ancylis achatana | Shirland - Hallfieldgate Lane | SK35Z | 2020 | 10/07/2020 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Woodland Ave | SK43R | 2020 | 14/06/2020 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Woodland Ave | SK43R | 2020 | 30/06/2020 | 2 |
| Ancylis achatana | Findern, Derbyshire, DE65 6AZ | SK33A | 2020 | 26/06/2020 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | 87 Thorpe House Rise, Norton Lees, Sheffield | SK38L | 2019 | 16-Jul-19 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Main Street, Kings Newton | SK32Y | 2019 | 15/07/2019 | 6 |
| Ancylis achatana | Main Street, Kings Newton | SK32Y | 2019 | 17/07/2019 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Findern, Derbyshire, DE65 6AZ | SK33A | 2019 | 24/06/2019 | 2 |
| Ancylis achatana | 87 Thorpe House Rise, Norton Lees, Sheffield | SK38L | 2019 | 5-Jul-19 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Pleasley Pit CP, Pleasley | SK46X | 2019 | 24-Aug-19 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Findern, Derbyshire, DE65 6AZ | SK33A | 2019 | 05/07/2019 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Findern, Derbyshire, DE65 6AZ | SK33A | 2019 | 21/06/2019 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | 87 Thorpe House Rise, Norton Lees, Sheffield | SK38L | 2019 | 6-Jul-19 | 2 |
| Ancylis achatana | Findern, Derbyshire, DE65 6AZ | SK33A | 2019 | 30/06/2019 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Main Street, Kings Newton | SK32Y | 2017 | 03/07/2017 | 2 |
| Ancylis achatana | Shirland - Hallfieldgate Lane | SK35Z | 2017 | 16/07/2017 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Shirland - Hallfieldgate Lane | SK35Z | 2017 | 16/06/2017 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Norton Lees garden | SK38L | 2016 | 19/07/2016 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Backgarden Marehay | SK34Z | 2016 | 20/07/2016 | 3 |
| Ancylis achatana | Norton Lees garden | SK38L | 2016 | 27/07/2016 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Sheffield, England, United Kingdom | SK38L | 2016 | 20/07/2016 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Norton Lees garden | SK38L | 2016 | 23/07/2016 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Wood Lane,Newhall,Swadlincote | SK22V | 2015 | 20/06/2015 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Backgarden Marehay | SK34Z | 2015 | 30/06/2015 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Shirland-Hallfieldgate Lane | SK35Z | 2015 | 04/07/2015 | 1 |
| Ancylis achatana | Backgarden Marehay | SK34Z | 2015 | 23/07/2015 | 2 |