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– Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant 
– Migrant
Hymenia recurvalis
– care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required. Confusion Species: Musotima nitidalis (Marbled Fern)
Two accounts of the species in the recording area. DaNES Journal 169, 2019 – The first record for VC57 & Derbyshire was from Sawley – 20/5/1988 & a 2nd from Foremark Reservoir, one flushed up out of vegetation some way from the water margin 25/10/2009.
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Distribution Map for Spoladea recurvalis
↳ from 2025+
↳ from 2020 - 2024
↳ 2 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 – Spoladea recurvalis
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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:
Spoladea recurvalis
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year: Spoladea recurvalis
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Spoladea recurvalis
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Spoladea recurvalis
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Spoladea recurvalis
AGR: 0% | Total % Change: 0%
Spoladea recurvalis
Insufficient records/data for an AGR analysis
Spoladea recurvalis
Insufficient records/data for a CUSUM analysis
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Spoladea recurvalis
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Spoladea recurvalis
Spoladea recurvalis
( 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 - Spoladea recurvalis – 2 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foremark Resr, Ticknall | SK32H | 25/10/2009 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Wilmot St, Sawley, Long Eaton | SK43R | 20/05/1988 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |