52.014 BF0382 – Six-belted Clearwing – Bembecia ichneumoniformis – (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Adult Macro: CAT 2 – Can be confused with other species – Good photographs maybe required – 
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– Rare / Uncommon / Scarce 
– Day-flying
– easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.ID pointers: There are six yellow bands around the abdomen with orange markings on the forewing which help to identify this from other clearwings.
Distribution: (Last record: 13 July 2024 at Pleasley Pit CP ) – A rare and notable species in Derbyshire, with scattered local populations. A probable resident, first recorded in 1986. Increase in records since, from scattered areas of the county. Pheromone lures attracted 31 individuals at West Hallam Ash Tip and a further 12 individuals at Hoe Grange Quarry on 7th July 2021. Clearwings are extremely difficult to find without the use of Pheromone lures so presumably are well overlooked.
General Comment: None *** Last updated on 15 January 2026 by TD ***
Comes readily to Pheromone Lure
Last Recorded Year: 2024
Last Recorded By – Jane Hewitt, Derek Whiteley
Last Recorded General Area – Pleasley Pit CP
Selected Images: Six-belted Clearwing – Image by kind permission of Bill Grange © Melanie Penson © via Ken Orpe
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Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 1990 - 2025)
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Distribution Map for Bembecia ichneumoniformis
Found 83 records
↳ from 2026+
↳ 59 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 24 from Before 2020
↳ from 2026+
↳ 59 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 24 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 – Bembecia ichneumoniformis
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Monthly Records By Year:
Bembecia ichneumoniformis
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year:
Bembecia ichneumoniformis
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Bembecia ichneumoniformis
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Bembecia ichneumoniformis
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Bembecia ichneumoniformis
AGR: -10% | Total % Change: -92%
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Bembecia ichneumoniformis
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Bembecia ichneumoniformis
Bembecia ichneumoniformis
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 - Bembecia ichneumoniformis – 83 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Recorder | Source | RecordKey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterswallow's Quarry, Buxton | SK07X | 13/07/2025 | 1 | Adult | Orridge, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC50032175 |
| Calver Sough, Derbyshire, UK | SK27H | 08/07/2025 | 1 | Adult | Rob Foster | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC43172905 |
| Land near Newfield School | SK38L | 20/06/2025 | 2 | adult | Mella, Pete | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC42467305 |
| Gang Mine, Cromford | SK25X | 17/06/2025 | 1 | adult | Ashton, Clive | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC42378850 |
| Pleasley Pit Country Park | SK46X | 13/07/2024 | 1 | adult | Derek Whiteley | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC37375113 |
| Pleasley Pit Country Park | SK46X | 13/07/2024 | 1 | Adult | D Whiteley @ Sorby NHS Outing | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC39702537 |
| Pleasley Pit Country Park | SK46X | 13/07/2024 | 1 | adult | Hewitt, Jane | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC39762870 |
| Glapwell | SK46T | 10/08/2023 | 1 | adult | Penson, Melanie | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC32304240 |
| Glapwell | SK46T | 10/08/2023 | 2 | adult | Penson, Melanie | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC32304277 |
| Glapwell | SK46T | 10/08/2023 | 9 | adult | Penson, Melanie | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC32304328 |
| Pleasley Pit, near cafe | SK46X | 10/08/2023 | 10 | adult | Penson, Melanie | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC32304372 |
| Pleasley Pit Orchid Meadow | SK46X | 10/08/2023 | 2 | adult | Penson, Melanie | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC32304507 |
| Pleasley Pit, track to pit top | SK46X | 10/08/2023 | 9 | adult | Penson, Melanie | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC32304620 |
| Pleasley Pit Top near lake | SK46X | 10/08/2023 | 11 | adult | Penson, Melanie | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC32304690 |
| Forbes Hole LNR | SK43W | 07/08/2023 | 1 | adult | Bryce, Marion | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC32207660 |
| Godkin | SK44I | 04/08/2023 | 1 | adult | Benniston, Lucy | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC32154294 |
| Arkwright Colliery Site | SK47F | 29/07/2023 | 5 | adult | Frost, Roy | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC35829079 |
| Arkwright Waste Ground | SK47J | 29/07/2023 | 59 | adult | Frost, Roy | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC35829089 |
| Wirksworth Stone Centre | SK25H | 23/07/2023 | 1 | adult | Penson, Melanie | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC31835483 |
| Wirksworth Stone Centre | SK25X | 23/07/2023 | 1 | adult | Penson, Melanie | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC31835703 |
| Wirksworth Stone Centre | SK25X | 23/07/2023 | 5 | adult | Penson, Melanie | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC31835751 |
| West Hallam Ash Tip | SK44L | 11/07/2023 | 1 | adult | Penson, Melanie | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC31499272 |
| West Hallam Ash Tip | SK44L | 11/07/2023 | 6 | adult | Penson, Melanie | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC31499356 |
| Crich | SK35M | 09/07/2023 | 3 | adult | Bradley, Jonathan | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC35425331 |
| Hay Dale | SK17R | 07/07/2023 | 12 | adult | Frost, Roy | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC35829112 |
| Aston-on-Trent Gravel Pits | SK42J | 06/07/2023 | 11 | adult | Frost, Roy | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC35829108 |
| Ambaston Gravel Pits | SK43F | 05/07/2023 | 5 | adult | Frost, Roy | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC35829103 |
| Hoe Grange Quarry | SK25I | 02/07/2023 | 2 | adult | Penson, Melanie | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC31268173 |
| Stanton Gate LNR | SK43Z | 30/06/2023 | 1 | adult | Bryce, Marion | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC31215530 |
| Bolsovermoor Quarry | SK47V | 25/06/2023 | 3 | adult | Davison, Tony | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC35829056 |
| Hay Dale | SK17R | 09/08/2022 | 6 | adult | Frost, Roy | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC35828894 |
| Stanton Lagoon, Ilkeston | SK43U | 26/07/2022 | 1 | adult | Penson, Melanie | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC27289923 |
| West Hallam Ash Tip | SK44L | 26/07/2022 | 2 | adult | Penson, Melanie | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC27289442 |
| West Hallam Ash Tip | SK44L | 26/07/2022 | 8 | adult | Penson, Melanie | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC27289467 |
| West Hallam Ash Tip | SK44L | 26/07/2022 | 1 | adult | Penson, Melanie | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC27289489 |
| West Hallam Ash Tip | SK44L | 26/07/2022 | 1 | adult | Penson, Melanie | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC27289510 |
| West Hallam Ash Tip | SK44L | 26/07/2022 | 9 | adult | Penson, Melanie | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC27289529 |
| West Hallam Ash Tip | SK44L | 26/07/2022 | 5 | adult | Penson, Melanie | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC27289562 |
| West Hallam Ash Tip | SK44L | 26/07/2022 | 3 | adult | Penson, Melanie | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC27289579 |
| West Hallam Ash Tip | SK44L | 26/07/2022 | 2 | adult | Penson, Melanie | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC27289588 |
| West Hallam Ash Tip | SK44L | 26/07/2022 | 1 | adult | Penson, Melanie | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC27289716 |
| Pleasley Colliery Site | SK46X | 25/07/2022 | 6 | adult | Frost Roy | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC35828858 |
| Derbyshire, UK | SK26I | 20/07/2022 | 1 | Adult | Orridge, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC29166571 |
| Derbyshire, UK | SK07X | 16/07/2022 | 1 | Adult | Orridge, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC28760951 |
| Aston Brickyards NR, Derbyshire | SK43A | 10/07/2022 | 4 | adult | Penson, Melanie | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC26723976 |
| Derbyshire, UK | SK43A | 10/07/2022 | 1 | Adult | Orridge, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC26782120 |
| Hoe Grange Quarry, Derbys | SK25I | 03/07/2022 | 6 | adult | Penson, Melanie | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC26232677 |
| Blackwell Trail:Blackwell | SK45I | 20/08/2021 | 1 | adult | Mahadevan, Nikki | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC34958080 |
| Blackwell Trail, Derbyshire | SK45I | 30/07/2021 | 2 | adult | Penson, Melanie | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC23653466 |
| Blackwell Trail, Derbyshire | SK45I | 30/07/2021 | 2 | adult | Penson, Melanie | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC23653467 |
| Hoe Grange Quarry, Derbyshire | SK25I | 07/07/2021 | 12 | adult | Penson, Melanie | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC23643493 |
| West Hallam formet Ash Tip, Derbyshire | SK44G | 07/07/2021 | 14 | adult | Penson, Melanie | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC23643470 |
| Heanor and Loscoe, UK | SK44I | 30/07/2020 | 1 | Adult | lucyb_ | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC22380647 |
| Former Saint-Gobain Pipeworks, Staveley [centroid] | SK47C | 29/07/2020 | 1 | Adult | Godfrey, A. | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC33988943 |
| Former Staveley Chemical Works, Staveley [centroid] | SK47H | 29/07/2020 | 4 | Adult | Godfrey, A. | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC33989445 |
| Former Staveley Chemical Works, Staveley [centroid] | SK47H | 29/07/2020 | 1 | Adult | Godfrey, A. | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC33989447 |
| Norton Lees, Sheffield, UK | SK38L | 12/07/2020 | 1 | Adult | Mella, Pete | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC22545261 |
| Former Staveley Chemical Works, Staveley [centroid] | SK47H | 30/06/2020 | 1 | Adult | Wilson, R.I. | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC33989448 |
| Former Staveley Chemical Works, Staveley [centroid] | SK47H | 22/06/2020 | 3 | Adult | Godfrey, A. | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC33989449 |
| Hucknall Disused Railway LWS, nr. Huthwaite | SK45T | 22/07/2019 | 1 | Adult | Wilson, R.I. | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC24799517 |
| Norton Lees, Sheffield, UK | SK38L | 29/06/2019 | 1 | Adult | Mella, Pete | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC22062386 |
| Hoe Grange Quarry | SK25I | 25/07/2017 | 1 | Adult | Derek Whiteley | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC6377576 |
| Black Plantation Longstone | SK17W | 07/07/2017 | 1 | Adult | Derek Whiteley | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC13103088 |
| Hartshead Quarry DWT reserve | SK16K | 05/07/2016 | 1 | Adult | Derek Whiteley | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC4084739 |
| Former Friargate railway station site | SK33N | 31/07/2015 | 2 | adult | Plant, Stephen | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC2369150 |
| Hartshead Quarry, nr Hartington | SK16K | 26/06/2015 | 1 | Adult | VC57 Derbyshire Recorder | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OLF1G |
| Millennium Meadow NR, Duffield | SK34L | 11/07/2013 | 1 | Adult | VC57 Derbyshire Recorder | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OLBOL |
| Rowthorne Trail Meadow, Pleasley | SK46W | 19/07/2012 | 1 | Adult | K.R. Huston | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OL7N9 |
| Shipley Park (Flat Meadow), Ilkeston | SK44H | 08/07/2012 | 1 | Adult | K.R. Huston | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OL766 |
| Avenue Washlands DWT reserve | SK36Y | 19/07/2011 | 1 | Adult | Derek Whiteley | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC7465412 |
| Halldale Quarry,Matlock | SK26V | 04/06/2011 | 1 | Adult | A. Butler | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OKFUE |
| Pleasley Pit (Building) | SK46X | 21/06/2010 | 1 | Adult | C. Stubbs | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OK3TQ |
| Black Plantation,Great Longstone | SK17W | 09/07/2007 | 1 | Adult | D. Whiteley | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OJYT3 |
| Hassop Common,Calver | SK27G | 07/07/2007 | 2 | Adult | D. Whiteley | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OJIXM |
| Pleasley Pit NR (Pit Buildings) | SK46X | 21/06/2007 | 1 | Adult | C. Stubbs | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OJITA |
| Chellaston Brick Pits LNR (slope), Derby | SK33V | 12/08/2005 | 1 | Adult | W. Grange | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001WQ1UA |
| Hall Dale Quarry,Matlock | SK26V | 20/07/2001 | 21 | Adult | B.L. Statham | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OJI42 |
| Clough Wood,Darley Dale | SK26K | 28/06/2001 | 21 | Adult | B.L. Statham | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OJ29F |
| Clough Wood,Darley Dale | SK26K | 22/06/2001 | 5 | Adult | B.L. Statham | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OHOFK |
| Clough Wood,Darley Dale | SK26K | 05/07/1999 | 11 | Adult | B.L. Statham | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OJ1F7 |
| Shipley Park (Shipley West Invert Survey), Ilkeston | SK44M | 15/07/1998 | 1 | Adult | VC57 Derbyshire Recorder | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OJ0VB |
| Clough Wood,Darley Dale (site not precise) | SK26K | 09/07/1997 | 1 | Adult | B.L. Statham | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OJI1B |
| Hilton Gravel Pits NR, Hilton, Burton on Trent | SK23K | 26/07/1990 | 1 | Adult | E.M. Thorpe;F. Harrison | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001WQ549 |