49.318 BF1284  – Orange-spot Yarrow Moth – Dichrorampha vancouverana – McDunnough, 1935 Adult Micro:  CAT 2 – Can be confused with other species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Brown –  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant    
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Tortricidae  >> Olethreutinae
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Other Name/s: Gold-fringed Drill; Dichrorampha gueneeana
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Dichrorampha flavidorsana (Orange-spot Tansy Moth); Dichrorampha petiverella (Yellow-spot Yarrow Moth); Dichrorampha alpinana (Orange-spot Daisy Moth):
Distribution:  (Last record: 1 July 2024 at Norton Lees )  –  Harrison & Sterling records are Willington 1918 &1927; Long Eaton 1985: DaNES one record 22/7/2006 Forbes Hole, Long Eaton – Norton Lees 1/7/2024
General Comment: None
Flight Period: June /  July –  Adult fly in afternoon into the evening in June & July Moth Activity: Cathemeral   – active in afternoon and evening sunshine and occasionally comes to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Pete Mella  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 12-15mm
Food Plant: Yarrow
Last Recorded Year: 2024
Last Recorded By – Pete Mella
Last Recorded General Area – Norton Lees

Selected Images:  

Norton Lees 1/7/2024 – Pete Mella©



Monthly Occurrence For Years Below
Adults: (between 2006 - 2024)
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Distribution Map for Dichrorampha vancouverana

Found 2 records
    ↳ from 2026+
    ↳ 1 from 2020 - 2025
    ↳ 1 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Dichrorampha vancouverana

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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.

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Monthly Records By Year: Dichrorampha vancouverana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Monthly Counts By Year: Dichrorampha vancouverana
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


First/Last Recorded Dates: Dichrorampha vancouverana
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]

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Recordings By Year: Dichrorampha vancouverana
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Dichrorampha vancouverana
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Dichrorampha vancouverana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Dichrorampha vancouverana

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 2020-2026.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Dichrorampha vancouverana – 2 records available

Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns

Site NameTetradDateCountStageRecorderSourceRecordKey
Norton Lees, Sheffield, UKSK38L01/07/20241AdultMella, Petevc57_irecords_extractiBRC36775662
Forbes Hole (meadow area),Long EatonSK43W22/07/20061AdultDave Budworth;B.G. Sewell;N.J. Wardvc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001COW3S

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