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– Rare / Uncommon / Scarce 
– Migrant
– easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.ID pointers: The wings are translucent white with a purplish hue and with a yellowish-brown border to the costa.
Distribution: (First record: 1982 at Kelstedge ) – (Last record: 01/11/2024 at Sandiacre ) – A rare migrant species. Only 5 records to September 2023. One recorded from Kelstedge in 1982; Melbourne, on 3 Nov 2005 & 10 September 2020, one from Froggatt 16 September 2020, one Aston GP 24 September 2023. Two were trapped by Dave Evans in his Belper garden, one on 26 and another on 28 August 2024. Incredibly a third for August 2024 on the 31st, when Dave Newcombe recorded one from his Belper garden light trap. These represent the 6th, 7th and 8th VC57 records. One trapped on 7 October 2024 by Emily Milnes from Sandiacre, (the 9th VC57 record). During October 2024 an unprecedented arrival occurred in the county, with a total of ten individuals being trapped and most were photographed, these were 1 Quarndon, 1 Sandiacre, 1 Belper; 3 Buxton, 2 Staveley, 2 Chaddesden and with a further individual recorded on 1st November and two more individuals from Quarndon and High Leas, Matlock both on 2nd November 2024, takes the recording area total to 22 individuals.
*** Last updated on 7 May 2025 by RP ***
Last Recorded Date: 01/11/2024
Last Recorded Year: 2024
First Recorded Year: 1982
Last Recorded By – Emily Milnes
Last Recorded General Area – Sandiacre
IMAGES BELOW:
Palpita Vitrealis - 1st November 2024 - Sandiacre - Emily Milnes
Palpita Vitrealis - 24th October 2024 - Staveley- Sid Morris
Palpita Vitrealis - 25th October 2024 - Chaddesden - Martin Roome
Palpita Vitrealis - 24th October 2024 - Belper - Dave Newcombe
Palpita vitrealis - Olive-tree Pearl - 7th October 2024 - Sandiacre - Emily Milnes
Palpita vitrealis (Olive-tree Pearl) - 28th August 2024 - Belper -Dave Evans©
63.048 BF1408 - Palpita vitrealis (Olive-tree Pearl) - 2nd November 2005 - Melbourne, Derbyshire - Tony Davison©
Distribution Map for Palpita vitrealis
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Found 18 records
↳ 0 from After 2025
↳ 16 from 2020 - 2024
↳ 2 from Before 2020
↳ 0 from After 2025
↳ 16 from 2020 - 2024
↳ 2 from Before 2020
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Monthly Records By Year: Palpita vitrealis
Monthly Counts By Year: Palpita vitrealis
Recordings By Year: Palpita vitrealis
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Palpita vitrealis
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Palpita vitrealis
Palpita vitrealis
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 - Palpita vitrealis – 18 records available
Listed by Year - descending
| Taxon | Site Name | Tetrad | Year | Date | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palpita vitrealis | Sandiacre Garden | SK43T | 2024 | 02/11/2024 | 1 |
| Palpita vitrealis | Chaddesden, Derby | SK33T | 2024 | 25/10/2024 | 1 |
| Palpita vitrealis | Ladycroft Ave, Buxton | SK07S | 2024 | 24/10/2024 | 2 |
| Palpita vitrealis | Belper, Derbyshire | SK34N | 2024 | 31/08/2024 | 1 |
| Palpita vitrealis | Cote Heath Allotments, Buxton | SK07R | 2024 | 06/10/2024 | 1 |
| Palpita vitrealis | High Leas Farm, Riber | SK35D | 2024 | 02/11/2024 | 2 |
| Palpita vitrealis | Belper, Derbyshire | SK34N | 2024 | 30/10/2024 | 1 |
| Palpita vitrealis | Havercroft Road | SK38L | 2024 | 26/10/2024 | 1 |
| Palpita vitrealis | Belper | SK34N | 2024 | 26/08/2024 | 1 |
| Palpita vitrealis | Sandiacre Garden | SK43T | 2024 | 25/10/2024 | 1 |
| Palpita vitrealis | Chaddesden, Derby | SK33T | 2024 | 28/10/2024 | 1 |
| Palpita vitrealis | Belper, Derbyshire | SK34N | 2024 | 25/10/2024 | 1 |
| Palpita vitrealis | Staveley Derbyshire | SK47H | 2024 | 24/10/2024 | 2 |
| Palpita vitrealis | Aston on Trent, near church | SK42E | 2023 | 24/09/2023 | 1 |
| Palpita vitrealis | Melbourne, Derbyshire | SK32X | 2020 | 10/09/2020 | 1 |
| Palpita vitrealis | The Mays, Malthouse Lane, Froggatt | SK27N | 2020 | 16-Sep-20 | 1 |
| Palpita vitrealis | Melbourne, Derbyshire | SK32X | 2005 | 02/11/2005 | 1 |
| Palpita vitrealis | Threepieces, Veron Lane, Kelstedge, Ashover | SK36G | 1982 | 18/09/1982 | 1 |