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– Generally Common / Widespread 
– Day-flying
Cydia aurana
– easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.ID pointers: Chocolate brown forewing with bright orange blotches – one half way along the dorsum and one at the apex, gives this moth a distinctive appearance.
Distribution: Widespread with many records to 2024
General Comment: None *** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
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Wyver Lane (2023 & 2024) Dave Evans©; Birch Vale (2020) Jane Hewitt©
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Distribution Map for Pammene aurana
Found 95 records
↳ 19 from After 2025
↳ 46 from 2020 - 2024
↳ 30 from Before 2020
↳ 19 from After 2025
↳ 46 from 2020 - 2024
↳ 30 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 – Pammene aurana
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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:
Pammene aurana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year: Pammene aurana
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Pammene aurana
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Pammene aurana
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Pammene aurana
AGR: 0.74% | Total % Change: 15.8%
CUSUM Analysis: Pammene aurana
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 2011, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2017, 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 aurana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Pammene aurana
Pammene aurana
( 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 aurana – 95 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gleadless Valley LNR | SK38R | 28/07/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Fanshaw Bank, Dronfield, England, GB | SK37P | 25/07/2025 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Hazelbarrow Farm | SK38Q | 07/07/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Combs – Lesser Lane | SK07P | 27/06/2025 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Harpur Hill Disused Railway (west) | SK07K | 24/06/2025 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Lathkill Dale | SK16T | 24/06/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Mousley Bottom, New Mills | SJ98X | 22/06/2025 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Eyam | SK27D | 22/06/2025 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Gadley Wood, Buxton | SK07L | 20/06/2025 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Middleton Moor | SK27C | 18/06/2025 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Waterswallows Quarry | SK07X | 16/06/2025 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Bonsall Moor | SK25P | 15/06/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| DWT Wyver Lane | SK34P | 03/06/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Gang Mine, Cromford | SK25X | 02/06/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Cromford canal | SK35H | 31/05/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| rose end meadows | SK25Y | 30/05/2025 | 3 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| DWT Wyver Lane | SK34P | 28/05/2025 | 2 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| DWT Wyver Lane | SK35K | 17/05/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| upper cromford garden | SK25Y | 14/05/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Toton Washlands - S | SK43X | 17/08/2024 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| DWT Hoe Grange Quarry | SK25I | 25/06/2024 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Hartington Meadows, Derbyshire, UK | SK16K | 25/06/2024 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Combs – Combs Road | SK07P | 23/06/2024 | 1 | Not recorded | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Fern Road (old garden) | SK07R | 21/06/2024 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Bottom Moor | SK36G | 20/06/2024 | 5 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Buxton SK, UK | SK07S | 20/06/2024 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Middleton Wood, Via Gellia | SK25T | 19/06/2024 | 3 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Brand Top | SK06P | 17/06/2024 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Haddon Park | SK26I | 12/06/2024 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Hulme End, Buxton SKHJ, UK | SK15J | 05/06/2024 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| DWT Wyver Lane | SK34P | 05/06/2024 | 2 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| DWT Wyver Lane | SK34P | 29/05/2024 | 9 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| DWT Wyver Lane | SK34P | 29/05/2024 | 9 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| rose end meadows | SK25Y | 27/05/2024 | 3 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| High Peak Trail - Newhaven to Hurdlow | SK16H | 27/05/2024 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| South Wood | SK32K | 26/05/2024 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Grinlow Woods, Derbyshire, UK | SK07L | 01/07/2023 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Derbyshire, UK | SK27A | 21/06/2023 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Cunningdale - S | SK07R | 19/06/2023 | 2 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Cunningdale - S | SK07W | 19/06/2023 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Buxton SK, UK | SK07R | 19/06/2023 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Derbyshire, UK | SK25Y | 17/06/2023 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Lightwood | SK07M | 16/06/2023 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Lathkill Dale | SK16S | 15/06/2023 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| DWT Wyver Lane | SK34P | 15/06/2023 | 2 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Peak District National Park, Bakewell, England, GB | SK26I | 09/06/2023 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Etherow CP | SJ99Q | 08/06/2023 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| DWT Wyver Lane | SK34P | 07/06/2023 | 4 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Lea Wood, Cromford | SK35C | 01/06/2023 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Clover Close Meadows Elvaston - S | SK43B | 26/05/2023 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Cunning Dale | SK07R | 16/07/2022 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Derbyshire, UK | SK07R | 14/06/2022 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Sett Valley | SJ98X | 12/06/2022 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Derbyshire, UK | SK26N | 08/06/2022 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Lightwood Reservoir | SK07M | 05/07/2021 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Lightwood, Buxton | SK07M | 05/07/2021 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Combs – Woodlands, Combs Road | SK07P | 04/07/2021 | 1 | Not recorded | vc57_irecords_extract |
| LUDWORTH PLANTATION | SJ99V | 13/06/2021 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Haddon Park | SK26I | 12/06/2021 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Haddon Park | SK26I | 05/06/2021 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom | SK07S | 05/07/2020 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Waterswallows Quarry | SK07X | 01/07/2020 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Birch Vale | SK08I | 21/06/2020 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Derbyshire, UK | SK07M | 16/06/2020 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Allestree, Derby | SK34K | 15/05/2020 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Lightwood, Buxton | SK07M | 21/06/2019 | 4 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Etherow CP | SJ99Q | 19/06/2019 | 1 | not recorded | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Lightwood, Buxton | SK07M | 19/06/2019 | 3 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Breaston Lagoon | SK43R | 07/06/2019 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Birch Vale | SK08I | 14/06/2017 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Ramsley Moor, Baslow | SK27X | 08/07/2016 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Lathkill Dale | SK16X | 19/06/2016 | 2 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom | SK07M | 17/06/2016 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Lightwood | SK07M | 17/06/2016 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Longshaw Estate and Padley Gorge | SK27P | 15/07/2015 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Monsal Dale and Upper Dale | SK17R | 30/06/2014 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| nr Calver | SK27G | 08/06/2014 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Millennium Meadow NR, Duffield | SK34L | 06/06/2014 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Millennium Meadow NR, Duffield | SK34L | 01/06/2014 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Millennium Meadow NR, Duffield | SK34L | 31/05/2014 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Millennium Meadow NR, Duffield | SK34L | 26/05/2014 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| The Old Manse, Ault Hucknall, Glapwell | SK46S | 23/08/2013 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Willington (r Trent area) | SK32E | 09/06/2012 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Rowsley Sidings NR,Rowlsey | SK26S | 16/06/2011 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Dean Quarry (fields), Cromford | SK25X | 14/06/2011 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Stoney Wood,Wirksworth | SK25X | 09/06/2011 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Dimon's dale (pasture),Cromford | SK25X | 09/06/2011 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Raven's Tor (scrub/grassland), Wirksworth | SK25X | 31/05/2011 | 15 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Stanton (Pools), Swadlincote | SK22Q | 21/05/2011 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Long Eaton (Rail Bank) | SK43X | 14/05/2011 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Tideswell Dale | SK17L | 09/06/2007 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Clough Wood,Darley Dale | SK26K | 17/06/2005 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Hopton Wood Quarry (site not precise) | SK25M | 12/06/1992 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Carvers Rocks NR,Hartshorne,Swadlincote | SK32G | 26/07/1979 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Carvers Rocks NR,Hartshorne,Swadlincote | SK32G | 23/06/1979 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |