Epiblema cirsiana       Epiblema costipunctana
49.288 BF1183  –  Tortricidae –  Olethreutinae – Epiblema foenella – White-foot Moth – (Linnaeus, 1758) Adult Micro:  CAT 1 – Distinctive Species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Green –  Rare / Uncommon / Scarce   
Taxonomy:   Micro  >> .  . >>  Tortricidae  >> Olethreutinae
Other Name/s: White-foot Bell
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: A distinctive species with dull creamy or bright white angular markings across the wing on an otherwise tawny-brown background.
Distribution:  (Last record: 30 July 2024 at Shirland )  –  Widespread but appears to be uncommon in the county. Recorded in small numbers each year
Flight Period: June /  July /  August /  September /  –  On the wing during June – July. Moth Activity: Nocturnal  Crepuscular   – active from dusk and attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Dave Evans  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 7 May 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 17-26mm
 Food Plant: Mugwort (Artemesia vulgaris).
Last Recorded Year: 2024
Last Recorded By – Nikki Mahadevan
Last Recorded General Area – Shirland
IMAGES BELOW:  Belper, Derbyshire (2013) – Dave Evans©

49.288 BF1183 - Tortricidae - Olethreutinae - Epiblema foenella
Epiblema foenella – Belper – Dave Evans
49.288 BF1183 - Tortricidae - Olethreutinae - Epiblema foenella
Epiblema foenella – Belper – Dave Evans
Epiblema foenella - 24th June 2024 - Belper - Dave Evans
Epiblema foenella – 24th June 2024 – Belper – Dave Evans
49.288 BF1183 - Tortricidae - Olethreutinae - Epiblema foenella
49.288 BF1183 - Tortricidae - Olethreutinae - Epiblema foenella
Epiblema foenella - 24th June 2024 - Belper - Dave Evans

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Distribution Map for Epiblema foenella

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Found 39 records
    ↳ 2 from After 2025
    ↳ 11 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 26 from Before 2020

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Monthly Records By Year: Epiblema foenella

Monthly Counts By Year: Epiblema foenella

Recordings By Year: Epiblema foenella

Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Epiblema foenella
AGR: -0.7%   |   Total % Change: -15.5%
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2024

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Epiblema foenella

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Epiblema foenella

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 - Epiblema foenella – 39 records available

Listed by Year - descending

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStage
Epiblema foenellaOld Marble Mill, Ashford in the Water SK16Z202501/07/20251adult
Epiblema foenellaStaveley DerbyshireSK47H202525/06/20251adult
Epiblema foenellaKing's NewtonSK32Y202429/07/20241adult
Epiblema foenellaShirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z202430/07/20241Adult
Epiblema foenellaBelperSK34N202424/06/20241adult
Epiblema foenellaStaveley DerbyshireSK47H202314/08/20231adult
Epiblema foenellaBelperSK34N202304/07/20231adult
Epiblema foenellaStaveley DerbyshireSK47H202221/07/20221adult
Epiblema foenellaGreenhills, BakewellSK26E202231/07/20221adult
Epiblema foenellaBirch ValeSK08I202121/07/20211Adult
Epiblema foenellaWoodland AveSK43R202108/07/20211adult
Epiblema foenellaSK43W202109/07/20211Adult
Epiblema foenella23 Marlborough Road, Long Eaton, DerbysSK43X202007/08/20201adult
Epiblema foenellaTrowell Marsh LNRSK43U201807/07/20181adult
Epiblema foenellaBuxton SK17, UKSK07S201431/07/20141Adult
Epiblema foenellaLadycroft AveSK07S201430/07/20141adult
Epiblema foenellaErewash Fields, Long EatonSK53B201309/08/20132Adult
Epiblema foenellaBackgarden MarehaySK34Z201314/07/20131adult
Epiblema foenellaShirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z201317/07/20131Adult
Epiblema foenellaDrakelow NR (car park),Burton on TrentSK22F201312/07/20131Adult
Epiblema foenellaPleasley NR (Pit Head)SK46X201213/08/20121Adult
Epiblema foenellaBamford St,RipleySK34Z201231/07/20121Adult
Epiblema foenellaBackgarden MarehaySK34Z201231/07/20121adult
Epiblema foenellaRose Av,ClowneSK57D201007/08/20101Adult
Epiblema foenellaRose Av,ClowneSK57D201021/07/20101Adult
Epiblema foenellaAult Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S200929/06/20091Adult
Epiblema foenellaBristol Rd,IlkestonSK44R200803/07/20081Adult
Epiblema foenellaPleasley Pit (Pit Buildings),PleasleySK46X200509/07/20052Adult
Epiblema foenellaMain St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y200419/07/20041Adult
Epiblema foenellaMain St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y200422/07/20041Adult
Epiblema foenellaBuxton SK17, UKSK07S200424/07/20041
Epiblema foenellaBurnaston (Toyota Plant NR), DerbySK23V200428/07/20041Adult
Epiblema foenellaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y200419/07/20041Adult
Epiblema foenellaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y200422/07/20041Adult
Epiblema foenellaToyota Site, BurnastonSK23V200428/07/20041Adult
Epiblema foenellaBorrowash (Canal), Borrowash, DerbySK43C199619/07/19961Adult
Epiblema foenellaGolden Brook NR, Breaston, Long Eaton (site not precise)SK43R199515/07/19951Adult
Epiblema foenellaKnighton St, Hepthorne Lane, North WingfieldSK46C198203/08/19821Adult
Epiblema foenellaNewbold Ave, ChesterfieldSK37R197122/08/19711Adult

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