63.017 BF1377 – Long-winged Pearl – Anania lancealis – (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Adult Micro: CAT 1 – Distinctive species unlikely to be confused with others – Leaf-miner: CAT A – Recorded accepted without the leaf or a photo – Larval Case: C1 – Distinctive Species –
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– Uncertain/Unknown – Insufficient Data
– 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 ) – (Last record: 13 July 2025 at Belper ) – A further 16 were attracted to light at the same location on 16th July 1998. The species has since been found at Crich Chase, Ambergate 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. With further 6 records from Cromford 2023-2024 and two records from Belper 26/6/2024 and 13/7/2025
General Comment: None *** Last updated on 5 November 2025 by TD ***
Last Recorded Year: 2025
First Recorded Year: 1998
Last Recorded By – Dacve Evans
Last Recorded General Area – Belper
Selected Images: Cromford, Derbyshire – Clive Ashton© / Cromford 29/6/2024 Clive Ashton© / Belper 13/7/2025 and 26/6/2024 – Dave Evans©
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Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 1998 - 2025)
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This chart summarises all available historical occurrence records collated by ISO week of the year. It reflects recorder effort and sampling distribution as well as true biological activity, and should be interpreted as an indicative pattern of seasonal occurrence rather than a statistically controlled abundance or phenology model.
Distribution Map for Anania lancealis
Found 18 records
↳ from 2026+
↳ 15 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 3 from Before 2020
↳ from 2026+
↳ 15 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 3 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Anania lancealis
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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
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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%
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Anania lancealis
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Anania lancealis
Anania lancealis
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 - Anania lancealis – 18 records available
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| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Recorder | Source | RecordKey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belper | SK34U | 13/07/2025 | 1 | adult | Evans, Dave | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC43437341 |
| upper cromford garden | SK25Y | 03/07/2025 | 1 | adult | Ashton, Clive | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC43014103 |
| upper cromford garden | SK25Y | 25/06/2025 | 1 | adult | Ashton, Clive | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC42672613 |
| upper cromford garden | SK25Y | 21/06/2025 | 2 | adult | Ashton, Clive | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC42550571 |
| upper cromford garden | SK25Y | 19/06/2025 | 2 | adult | Ashton, Clive | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC42502625 |
| upper cromford garden | SK25Y | 13/06/2025 | 2 | adult | Ashton, Clive | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC42289494 |
| upper cromford garden | SK25Y | 11/06/2025 | 1 | adult | Ashton, Clive | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC42237404 |
| upper cromford garden | SK25Y | 29/05/2025 | 1 | adult | Ashton, Clive | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC41943125 |
| upper cromford garden | SK25Y | 24/07/2024 | 1 | adult | Ashton, Clive | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC37334374 |
| upper cromford garden | SK25Y | 29/06/2024 | 1 | adult | Ashton, Clive | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC36751094 |
| upper cromford garden | SK25Y | 26/06/2024 | 1 | adult | Ashton, Clive | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC36695840 |
| Belper | SK34U | 26/06/2024 | 1 | adult | Evans, Dave | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC36978529 |
| upper cromford garden | SK25Y | 24/06/2024 | 2 | adult | Ashton, Clive | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC36667027 |
| Upper Cromford Garden | SK25Y | 23/06/2023 | 1 | adult | Ashton, Clive | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC34569026 |
| Upper Cromford Garden | SK25Y | 19/06/2023 | 2 | adult | Ashton, Clive | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC34569025 |
| Crich Chase,Ambergate | SK35L | 09/06/2008 | 1 | Adult | B.L. Statham | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COWIY |
| Calke Park (Betty's Pool),Ticknall | SK32R | 16/07/1998 | 8 | Adult | VC57 Derbyshire Recorder | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COQYD |
| Calke Park (Betty's Pool),Ticknall | SK32R | 04/07/1998 | 1 | Adult | I. Travers-Ayre;I.M. Viles | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001COZNP |