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– Rare / Uncommon / Scarce
– care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required. ID pointers: A very variable species but rests with a distinctive crease in the wing. Forewing usually brown or blackish brown, with pale or darker brown cross-bands.
Distribution: (Last record: 11 August 2024 at Cromford ) – Uncommon and local in the county, likely to be more common on the moors on Bilberry. Locally uncommon in the south on Holly and other trees and shrubs.
General Comment: None *** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Last Recorded Year: 2024
Last Recorded By – Clive Ashton
Last Recorded General Area – Cromford
Selected Images: Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©
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Distribution Map for Rhopobota naevana
Found 60 records
↳ 13 from After 2025
↳ 23 from 2020 - 2024
↳ 24 from Before 2020
↳ 13 from After 2025
↳ 23 from 2020 - 2024
↳ 24 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 – Rhopobota naevana
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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:
Rhopobota naevana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year: Rhopobota naevana
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Rhopobota naevana
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Rhopobota naevana
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Rhopobota naevana
AGR: -3.45% | Total % Change: -53.8%
CUSUM Analysis: Rhopobota naevana
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 10 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 9 (September) to provide a full-year equivalent.
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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 2009, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2008, 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: Rhopobota naevana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Rhopobota naevana
Rhopobota naevana
( 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 - Rhopobota naevana – 60 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hathersage | SK28F | 15/08/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Hathersage | SK28F | 25/07/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Hathersage | SK28F | 13/07/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Ladycroft Ave, Buxton | SK07S | 12/07/2025 | 2 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Glossop, Hague Street, Hay Meadow | SK09G | 12/07/2025 | 2 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Norton Lees, Sheffield | SK38L | 11/07/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Buxton (w) | SK07R | 11/07/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Belper, Derbyshire | SK34N | 10/07/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Buxton (w) | SK07R | 30/06/2025 | 2 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Cown Edge Farm marsh | SK09A | 30/06/2025 | 2 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Glossop, Gnat Hole Rough Fields | SK09L | 28/06/2025 | 2 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Cote Heath Allotments, Buxton | SK07R | 21/06/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Glossop, Moorfield, Wood's Cabin | SK09L | 19/06/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| upper cromford garden | SK25Y | 11/08/2024 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Sandiacre | SK43S | 03/08/2024 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Buxton (w) | SK07R | 01/08/2024 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| King's Newton | SK32Y | 29/07/2024 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Brockwell Chesterfield , Derbyshire. | SK37Q | 28/07/2024 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Norton Lees, Sheffield (VC) | SK38L | 19/07/2024 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Quarndon, Derbyshire | SK34F | 10/07/2024 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Buxton SK, UK | SK07R | 16/08/2023 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Buxton | SK07R | 15/08/2023 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Ladycroft Ave, Buxton | SK07S | 28/07/2023 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Mickleover garden | SK33C | 13/08/2022 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Kirk Hallam, Ilkeston | SK44K | 29/07/2022 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Hathersage, Derbyshire, UK | SK28F | 26/07/2021 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Hathersage, Derbyshire, UK | SK28F | 23/07/2021 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Main Street, Kings Newton | SK32Y | 14/08/2020 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Main Street, Kings Newton | SK32Y | 12/08/2020 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Birch Vale | SK08I | 11/08/2020 | 2 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Birch Vale | SK08I | 09/08/2020 | 2 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| The Mays, Malthouse Lane, Froggatt | SK27N | 13/07/2020 | 1 | adult | Danes_2019-2021 |
| The Mays, Malthouse Lane, Froggatt | SK27N | 11/07/2020 | 1 | adult | Danes_2019-2021 |
| Hathersage | SK28F | 03/07/2020 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| The Mays, Malthouse Lane, Froggatt | SK27N | 26/06/2020 | 1 | adult | Danes_2019-2021 |
| The Mays, Malthouse Lane, Froggatt | SK27N | 14/06/2020 | 1 | adult | Danes_2019-2021 |
| Main Street, Kings Newton | SK32Y | 17/07/2019 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Ramsley Moor and Reservoir | SK27X | 16/07/2019 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Main Street, Kings Newton | SK32Y | 15/07/2019 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Main Street, Kings Newton | SK32Y | 19/07/2018 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Main Street, Kings Newton | SK32Y | 17/07/2018 | 3 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Birch Vale | SK08I | 15/07/2018 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Main Street, Kings Newton | SK32Y | 01/07/2017 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Backgarden Marehay | SK34Z | 28/07/2016 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Main Street, Kings Newton | SK32Y | 20/07/2016 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Main Street, Kings Newton | SK32Y | 18/07/2016 | 2 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Not given | SK27N | 12/09/2015 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Millstone Edge | SK28K | 17/08/2015 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Howden Resr | SK19L | 25/08/2010 | 4 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Hardhurst Rd, Alvaston, Derby | SK33W | 21/06/2010 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Hardhurst Rd, Alvaston, Derby | SK33W | 20/06/2010 | 2 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Hardhurst Rd, Alvaston, Derby | SK33W | 15/06/2010 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Hardhurst Rd, Alvaston, Derby | SK33W | 12/06/2010 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Matlock Forest, Matlock | SK36C | 11/06/2009 | 21 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Glossop (Shire Hill Quarry) | SK09M | 22/07/2008 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Wood Lane,Newhall,Swadlincote | SK22V | 04/08/2006 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Chunnal Moor (Gnat Hole Wood), Glossop | SK09G | 24/08/2003 | 5 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Chunnal Moor, Glossop | SK09G | 24/08/2003 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Cabin Clough, Coldharbour Moor, Glossop | SK09R | 04/08/1988 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Hellbank Plantation, Beeley (site not precise) | SK26Y | 03/08/1984 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |