Anania fuscalis       Anania coronata
63.017 BF1377  –  Crambidae –  Pyraustinae – Anania lancealis – Long-winged Pearl – (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Adult Micro:  CAT 1 – Distinctive Species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
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Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Crambidae  >> Pyraustinae
Other Name/s: Perinephela lancealis, Eurrhypara lancealis
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: Forewing a pale yellowish-white brown with various shades of heavily clouded greyish-brown. A central pale yellowish blotch in each fore and hind wing. A serrated cross-line running through the wings. A smart and easily identified pyralid.
Distribution:  (First record: 4 July 1998 at Calke Park )  –  A further 16 were attracted to light at the same location on 16th July 1998. The species has since been found at Crich Chase, Amber gate on 9th June 2008. The last Micro Moth Report was published by DANES in 2019. This appears to be the first record since this publication. Trapped by Clive Ashton on 9th July 2022.
Flight Period: June /  July /  August /  –  On the wing during June-August. Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Clive Ashton  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 21 June 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 26-34mm
 Food Plant: Mostly Hemp Agrimony (Eupatorium).
First Recorded Year: 1998
Last Recorded By – Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area – Not Recorded
IMAGES BELOW:  Cromford, Derbyshire – Clive Ashton© 

Anania lancealis - Clive Ashton
Anania lancealis – Clive Ashton
Anania lancealis - Clive Ashton

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Distribution Map for Anania lancealis

Found 19 records
    ↳ 8 from After 2025
    ↳ 7 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 4 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 – Anania lancealis

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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: Anania lancealis
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

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Recordings By Year: Anania lancealis
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Anania lancealis
AGR: 1.89%   |   Total % Change: 37.5%


CUSUM Analysis: Anania lancealis
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 22 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 2024, 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: Anania lancealis
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Anania lancealis
( 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 - Anania lancealis – 19 records available

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

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Anania lancealisupper cromford gardenSK25Y202503/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Anania lancealisBelperSK34U202513/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Anania lancealisupper cromford gardenSK25Y202511/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Anania lancealisupper cromford gardenSK25Y202513/06/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
Anania lancealisupper cromford gardenSK25Y202519/06/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
Anania lancealisupper cromford gardenSK25Y202521/06/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
Anania lancealisupper cromford gardenSK25Y202525/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Anania lancealisupper cromford gardenSK25Y202529/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Anania lancealisupper cromford gardenSK25Y202424/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Anania lancealisupper cromford gardenSK25Y202424/06/20242adultvc57_irecords_extract
Anania lancealisupper cromford gardenSK25Y202426/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Anania lancealisupper cromford gardenSK25Y202429/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Anania lancealisBelperSK34U202426/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Anania lancealisUpper Cromford GardenSK25Y202319/06/20232adultvc57_irecords_extract
Anania lancealisUpper Cromford GardenSK25Y202323/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Anania lancealisCrich Chase,AmbergateSK35L200809/06/20081Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Anania lancealisCalke Park (Betty's Pool),TicknallSK32R199816/07/19988Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Anania lancealisCalke Park (Betty's Pool),TicknallSK32R199816/07/19988Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Anania lancealisCalke Park (Betty's Pool),TicknallSK32R199804/07/19981Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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