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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. ID pointers: A variable and attractively marked moth. Black marbling over a tawny-brown forewing, with a well marked and triangular shaped dorsal blotch. Bright individuals can show brown, tawny, black, cream and white markings.
Distribution: (First record: 29 June 2004 at Kings Newton ) – (Last record: 4 July 2025 at Darwin Forest, Matlock ) – A new record for the VC57 and Derbyshire; One to MV Light on 29th June 2004 at Kings Newton.
– the 2nd record came from Ambergate 2/8/2012; 3rd & 4th record from Froggatt on 13th July & 30th July 2020; 5th record from High Lees Farm 28th July 2024 & 6th & 7th records from Darwin Forest 4th July 2025.
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Last Recorded Year: 2025
First Recorded Year: 2024
Last Recorded By – Dave Evans
Last Recorded General Area – Darwin Forest, Matlock
Selected Images:
High Lees Farm, Riber – Steve Thorpe© / 4th July 2025 – Darwin Forest – Dave Evans©
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Distribution Map for Zeiraphera ratzeburgiana
Found 6 records
↳ 1 from After 2025
↳ 3 from 2020 - 2024
↳ 2 from Before 2020
↳ 1 from After 2025
↳ 3 from 2020 - 2024
↳ 2 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 – Zeiraphera ratzeburgiana
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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:
Zeiraphera ratzeburgiana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year: Zeiraphera ratzeburgiana
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Zeiraphera ratzeburgiana
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Zeiraphera ratzeburgiana
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Zeiraphera ratzeburgiana
AGR: 3.36% | Total % Change: 100%
CUSUM Analysis: Zeiraphera ratzeburgiana
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 21 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 8 (August) 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 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: Zeiraphera ratzeburgiana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Zeiraphera ratzeburgiana
Zeiraphera ratzeburgiana
( 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 - Zeiraphera ratzeburgiana – 6 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin Forest | SK26X | 04/07/2025 | 2 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| High Leas Farm, Riber | SK35D | 28/07/2024 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| The Mays, Malthouse Lane, Froggatt | SK27N | 30/07/2020 | 2 | adult | Danes_2019-2021 |
| The Mays, Malthouse Lane, Froggatt | SK27N | 13/07/2020 | 1 | adult | Danes_2019-2021 |
| Bilberry Wood, Ambergate | SK35L | 02/08/2012 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Main St,Kings Newton,Melbourne | SK32Y | 29/06/2004 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |