Udea ferrugalis       Udea prunalis
63.033 BF1388  –  Crambidae –  Spilomelinae – Udea lutealis – Pale Straw Pearl – (Hübner, 1809) Adult Micro:  CAT 1 – Distinctive Species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Blue –  Generally Common / Widespread        day-flying – Day-flying
Taxonomy:   Micro  >> .  . >>  Crambidae  >> Spilomelinae
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: Fairly distinctive in appearance. Pale creamy forewings, intricately marked with darker brownish cross-lines and outlined shapes.
Distribution:  Widely distributed across the county and common where it occurs.
Flight Period: June /  July /  August /  September /  –  Usually occurs during June – September. Moth Activity: Nocturnal  Diurnal  Crepuscular   – is often seen during the day Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Tony Davison  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 21 June 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 23-26mm
 Food Plant: Herbaceous plants, including Bramble (Rubus).
Recorded dates for Common [Blue code Blue-coded] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.
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Udea lutealis
Udea lutealis
Udea lutealis

63.033 BF1388-udea-lutealis 63.033 BF1388 - Udea lutealis Melbourne, Derbyshire Tony Davison©

Distribution Map for Udea lutealis

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Found 997 records
    ↳ 3 from After 2025
    ↳ 275 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 719 from Before 2020

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Monthly Records By Year: Udea lutealis

Monthly Counts By Year: Udea lutealis

Recordings By Year: Udea lutealis

Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Udea lutealis
AGR: -0.27%   |   Total % Change: -6.3%
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2024

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Udea lutealis

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Udea lutealis

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 - Udea lutealis – 997 records available

Listed by Year - descending

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStage
Udea lutealisHadfield, Glossop, UKSK09I202501/07/20251
Udea lutealisBirch ValeSK08I202527/06/20251adult
Udea lutealisupper cromford gardenSK25Y202530/06/20251adult
Udea lutealisCunningdale SSSISK07R202406/09/20241
Udea lutealisLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202413/08/20241adult
Udea lutealisFindern, Derbyshire, DE65 6AZSK33A202417/08/20241adult
Udea lutealisShirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z202411/08/20241Adult
Udea lutealisSterndale MoorSK16E202424/08/20241
Udea lutealisLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202401/08/20243adult
Udea lutealisLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202418/08/20242adult
Udea lutealisBelperSK34N202405/08/20241adult
Udea lutealisMarkham Vale DerbyshireSK47K202409/08/20241adult
Udea lutealisWaterswallows, BuxtonSK07X202424/08/20241
Udea lutealisCote Heath Allotments, BuxtonSK07R202425/08/20241adult
Udea lutealisWirksworth MoorSK35B202407/08/20241adult
Udea lutealisBerry Clough, DerbyshireSK07G202412/08/20241
Udea lutealisLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202405/08/20245adult
Udea lutealisBelpeSK34N202413/08/20241adult
Udea lutealisStaveley DerbyshireSK47H202416/08/20241adult
Udea lutealisLathkill DaleSK16S202412/08/20241adult
Udea lutealisupper cromford gardenSK25Y202402/08/20241adult
Udea lutealisDWT Wyver LaneSK34P202406/08/20241adult
Udea lutealisFroggatt, Hope ValleySK27N202411/08/20241adult
Udea lutealisCote Heath Allotments, BuxtonSK07R202403/08/20243adult
Udea lutealisHomeSK43D202401/08/20241adult
Udea lutealisRiver Wye, Level LaneSK07G202412/08/20241
Udea lutealisLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202409/08/20241adult
Udea lutealisHathersageSK28F202410/08/20242adult
Udea lutealisBelperSK34N202410/08/20241adult
Udea lutealisWaingroves WoodsSK44E202417/08/20241adult
Udea lutealisBradwell MoorSK17P202417/08/20241adult
Udea lutealisSandiacre GardenSK43T202415/08/20241adult
Udea lutealisupper cromford gardenSK25Y202404/08/20241adult
Udea lutealisJim Mart Nature ReserveSK36S202413/08/20241Adult
Udea lutealisDerbyshire BridgeSK07A202410/08/20243adult
Udea lutealisCote Heath Allotments, BuxtonSK07R202410/08/20241adult
Udea lutealisJim Mart Nature ReserveSK36S202410/08/20243adult
Udea lutealisLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202411/08/20242adult
Udea lutealisHaslin Woodland, Harpur HillSK07Q202416/08/20241Adult
Udea lutealisHigh Leas Farm, RiberSK35D202424/08/20242adult
Udea lutealisGranby Road Grassland,BuxtonSK07R202422/08/20241
Udea lutealisBelperSK34N202401/08/20241adult
Udea lutealisGlossop, Hague Street, Hay meadowSK09G202412/08/20241adult
Udea lutealisJim Mart Nature ReserveSK36S202429/08/20241Adult
Udea lutealisDeep Dale NR, Sheldon - S1SK16U202405/08/20241
Udea lutealisCote Heath Allotments, BuxtonSK07R202417/08/20241adult
Udea lutealisIlkeston, DerbyshireSK44K202402/08/20241adult
Udea lutealisFerneydale Grassland LNRSK07Q202428/08/20241
Udea lutealisManor Farm & Norfolk Road Green Space, Long Eaton - S2SK43X202419/07/20241
Udea lutealisupper cromford gardenSK25Y202423/07/20241adult
Udea lutealisDWT Wyver LaneSK34P202430/07/20241adult
Udea lutealisMiller's Dale, woodland near stationSK17G202426/07/20241adult
Udea lutealisDerbyshire, UKSK45J202412/07/20241
Udea lutealisupper cromford gardenSK25Y202420/07/20241adult
Udea lutealisBirch ValeSK08I202426/07/20242adult
Udea lutealisDeep Dale NR, Sheldon - S1SK16U202423/07/20241
Udea lutealisHigh Leas Farm, RiberSK35D202428/07/20244adult
Udea lutealisMelbourne, DerbyshireSK32X202423/07/20241adult
Udea lutealisLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202429/07/20244adult
Udea lutealisGlossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L202421/07/20241adult
Udea lutealisChaddesden, DerbySK33T202406/07/20241adult
Udea lutealisJim Mart Nature ReserveSK36S202430/07/20242Adult
Udea lutealisLower Cromford GardenSK25Y202420/07/20241adult
Udea lutealisDWT Wyver LaneSK34P202423/07/20244adult
Udea lutealisBelperSK34N202425/07/20241adult
Udea lutealisHolloway, MatlockSK35I202429/07/20241adult
Udea lutealisGlossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L202427/07/20241adult
Udea lutealisManor Farm & Norfolk Road Green Space, Long Eaton - S1SK43X202419/07/20241
Udea lutealisHathersageSK28F202419/07/20241adult
Udea lutealisHay DaleSK17D202426/07/20241
Udea lutealisGlossop, Hague Street, Hay meadowSK09G202430/07/20243adult
Udea lutealisRipley, DerbyshireSK35V202410/07/20241adult
Udea lutealisCunningdale - S5SK07W202302/09/20231
Udea lutealisOtterhole Farm Meadow, BuxtonSK07L202309/09/20231
Udea lutealisDerbyshire, UKSK07W202302/09/20231
Udea lutealisCunningdale - S4SK07R202302/09/20231
Udea lutealisJim Mart Nature ReserveSK36S202321/08/20231Adult
Udea lutealisKings Newton FieldsSK32Y202303/08/20231Adult
Udea lutealisManor Farm & Norfolk Road Green Space, Long Eaton - S2SK43X202309/08/20231
Udea lutealisDerbyshire, UKSK17D202303/08/20231
Udea lutealisGlossop, Hague Street, Hay meadowSK09G202310/08/20231adult
Udea lutealisNinelands RoadSK28F202317/08/20231adult
Udea lutealisLadycroft AveSK07S202317/08/20231adult
Udea lutealisDerbyshire, UKSK17D202321/08/20231
Udea lutealisDerbyshire, UKSK17Q202328/08/20231
Udea lutealisForbes Hole LNR, Long Eaton - S4SK43W202309/08/20231
Udea lutealisLightwood ReservoirSK07M202313/08/20231adult
Udea lutealisLadycroft AveSK07S202302/08/20231adult
Udea lutealisBuxton SK17, UKSK07R202316/08/20231Adult
Udea lutealisLadycroft AveSK07S202320/08/20235adult
Udea lutealisCharlesworth, Glossop, UKSK09I202326/08/20231
Udea lutealisJim Mart Nature ReserveSK36S202302/08/20231Adult
Udea lutealisHaddon HallSK26I202310/08/20231adult
Udea lutealisFindern GardenSK33A202316/08/20231
Udea lutealisWoodland AveSK43R202311/08/20231adult
Udea lutealisChelmorton, DerbyshireSK17A202309/08/20235adult
Udea lutealisCunningdale,DerbyshireSK07R202309/08/20231
Udea lutealisGlossop, Hague Street, Hay meadowSK09G202305/08/20231adult
Udea lutealisBuxton SK17, UKSK07R202318/08/20231
Udea lutealisBirch ValeSK08I202319/08/20231adult

Sensible limit reached – too many records to list on the page

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