Pammene regiana       Pammene ochsenheimeriana
49.376 BF1233  –  Tortricidae –  Olethreutinae – Pammene aurita – Tawny Sycamore Piercer – (Razowski, 1991) 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: Sycamore Piercer
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: A very attractive and bright tawny orange coloured moth. A broad orange dorsal patch and a number of white and black dashes along the costa
Distribution:  (First record: Unknown )  –  (Last record: 1 August 2024 at Hathersage )  –  First discovered in Britain in 1943 and since it has spread widely across much of England and Wales.Seems to be recorded in small numbers and generally uncommon with most records from the northern half of the county.
Flight Period: June /  July /  August /  –  one generation Mid June – August Moth Activity: Cathemeral   – active in afternoon and evening sunshine and occasionally comes to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Jane Hewitt  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 7 July 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 14-15mm
 Food Plant: Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus)
Last Recorded Year: 2024
First Recorded Year: Unknown
Last Recorded By – Alan Kydd
Last Recorded General Area – Hathersage
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Pammene aurita 31st July 2021 - Birch Vale - Jane Hewitt
Pammene aurita 31st July 2021 – Birch Vale – Jane Hewitt
Pammene aurita 31st July 2021 - Birch Vale - Jane Hewitt

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Distribution Map for Pammene aurita

Found 28 records
    ↳ 6 from After 2025
    ↳ 8 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 14 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.

Land-cover * shows the variety of land-cover within the VC57 area, based on the CORINE (Coordination of Information on the Environment) forty-four thematic classes of land-cover. This will show, to a greater or lesser degree, the number and variety of moths found in different land-cover types. The UK continues to operate within the Copernicus programme, with the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) providing Corine Land Cover (CLC) datasets for the UK and its territories.


NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Pammene aurita

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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: Pammene aurita
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

Shading shows moth presence between dates

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Recordings By Year: Pammene aurita
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Pammene aurita
AGR: 0.74%   |   Total % Change: 16.7%


CUSUM Analysis: Pammene aurita
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 13 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 7 (July) to provide a full-year equivalent.

ⓘ 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 2016, 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: Pammene aurita
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Pammene aurita
( 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 - Pammene aurita – 28 records available

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

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Pammene auritaBuxtonSK07R202508/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Pammene auritaGang Mine, CromfordSK25X202507/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Pammene auritaIngleby Ave, DerbySK33L202516/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Pammene auritaBuxton (w)SK07R202517/07/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
Pammene auritaBelper, DerbyshireSK34N202512/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Pammene auritaIngleby Ave, DerbySK33L202526/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Pammene auritaBirch ValeSK08I202409/08/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Pammene auritaHathersageSK28F202401/08/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Pammene auritaMarsh Green, Chape-en-le-FrithSK07P202410/07/20241Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Pammene auritaInkersall gardenSK47G202430/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Pammene auritaHaddon HallSK26I202310/08/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Pammene auritaMickleover gardenSK33C202309/08/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Pammene auritaGraves Park, SheffieldSK38L202316/07/20231Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Pammene auritaBirch ValeSK08I202131/07/20211Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Pammene auritaBirch ValeSK08I201908/07/20191adultvc57_irecords_extract
Pammene auritaBirch ValeSK08I201802/08/20182adultvc57_irecords_extract
Pammene auritaWaingroves WoodsSK44E201818/07/20181adultvc57_irecords_extract
Pammene auritaWaingroves WoodsSK44E201705/08/20172adultvc57_irecords_extract
Pammene auritaWaingroves Wood Moth and Bat EventSK44E201606/08/20161adultvc57_irecords_extract
Pammene auritaBeeley MoorSK26Y201621/06/20161adultvc57_irecords_extract
Pammene auritaTideswell DaleSK17L201607/06/20161adultvc57_irecords_extract
Pammene auritaWaingroves Wood Moth and Bat EventSK44E201508/08/20151adultvc57_irecords_extract
Pammene auritaShillito WoodSK27X201520/07/20151pre-adultvc57_irecords_extract
Pammene auritaWye DaleSK17B201518/07/20151adultvc57_irecords_extract
Pammene auritaThe Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N201004/08/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pammene auritaMidway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A200826/07/20081Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pammene auritaMousley Bottom, New MillsSJ98X200618/08/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pammene auritaEdgecote Drive,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V200429/07/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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