Evergestis pallidata       Scoparia basistrigalis
63.062 BF1332  –  Crambidae –  Scopariinae – Scoparia subfusca – Large Grey – (Haworth, 1811) Adult Micro:  CAT 1 – Distinctive Species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Green –  Rare / Uncommon / Scarce   
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Crambidae  >> Scopariinae
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: One of the plainer looking Scoparia species and very variable. A greyish-white forewing, speckled brownish grey. Generally two pale whitish cross-lines, with an X or an 8 shaped darker marking at two thirds.
Distribution:  Localised but well spread in the county and recorded in small numbers annually.
Flight Period: May /  June /  July /  August /  –  On the wing during May – August. Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – sometimes seen during the day Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Will Soar  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 21 June 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 20-27mm
 Food Plant: Ox-tongue (Picris hieracioides) & Colt’s-foot (Tussilago).
Last Recorded By – Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area – Not Recorded
IMAGES BELOW:  Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Will Soar©

63.062 BF1332 - Crambidae - Scopariinae - Scoparia subfusca
Scoparia subfusca – King’s Newton – Will Soar
63.062 BF1332 - Crambidae - Scopariinae - Scoparia subfusca
Scoparia subfusca – King’s Newton – Will Soar
63.062 BF1332 - Crambidae - Scopariinae - Scoparia subfusca
63.062 BF1332 - Crambidae - Scopariinae - Scoparia subfusca

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Distribution Map for Scoparia subfusca

Found 104 records
    ↳ 10 from After 2025
    ↳ 23 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 71 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 – Scoparia subfusca

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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: Scoparia subfusca
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

Shading shows moth presence between dates

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Recordings By Year: Scoparia subfusca
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Scoparia subfusca
AGR: 0.87%   |   Total % Change: 20%


CUSUM Analysis: Scoparia subfusca
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 9 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 2009, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2004, 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: Scoparia subfusca
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Scoparia subfusca
( 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 - Scoparia subfusca – 104 records available

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

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Scoparia subfuscaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202506/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaBuxton (w)SK07R202517/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202518/07/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaCote Heath Allotments, BuxtonSK07R202526/07/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaFroggattSK27N202507/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaLathkill DaleSK16S202511/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202530/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaBuxton (w)SK07R202530/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202530/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaGlossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L202513/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202418/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaLower Cromford GardenSK25Y202419/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202428/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaLower Cromford GardenSK25Y202409/05/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaDerbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G202431/05/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaAshford Marble MillSK16Z202414/05/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaGlossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L202317/07/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaGlossop, Moorfield, Wood's CabinSK09L202319/07/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaStaveley DerbyshireSK47H202311/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaDerbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G202307/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaDerbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G202317/06/20232adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaGlossop, Hague Street, Hay meadowSK09G202320/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaDerbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G202324/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaHathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F202106/08/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaHathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F202113/07/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaHathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F202131/07/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202120/07/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaGrin Plantation, BuxtonSK07L202109/07/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaThornhill CarrSK18X202107/07/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y202007/08/20201Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y202005/08/20201Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaBirch ValeSK08I202006/08/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y202012/07/20201Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaWaingroves WoodsSK44E201818/07/20181adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaLadycroft AveSK07S201602/08/20161adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaLadycroft AveSK07S201606/08/20161adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaStretton Handley School - Beresford LnSK36Q201624/07/20161Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaBurbage Valley and Houndkirk MoorSK28Q201606/06/20161adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaWaingroves Wood Moth and Bat EventSK44E201508/08/20151adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaBackgarden MarehaySK34Z201530/06/20151adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaFirestone Lane, MatlockSK36G201425/07/20141adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaLadycroft AveSK07S201430/07/20141adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaBuxton SK, UKSK07S201325/07/20131Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaBackgarden MarehaySK34Z201326/07/20132adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaBackgarden MarehaySK34Z201304/06/20131adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaBackgarden MarehaySK34Z201315/06/20131adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaBackgarden MarehaySK34Z201208/08/20121adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaBackgarden MarehaySK34Z201214/08/20121adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaBackgarden MarehaySK34Z201219/08/20121adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaBamford St,RipleySK34Z201208/08/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaBilberry Wood, AmbergateSK35L201202/08/20123Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaBamford St,RipleySK34Z201214/08/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaBackgarden MarehaySK34Z201101/08/20111adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaBamford St,RipleySK34Z201101/08/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaBuxton SK, UKSK07S201103/07/20111Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaAult Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S201131/07/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaBuxton SK, UKSK07S201002/07/20101Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaBiggin Dale, nr HartingtonSK15P201028/07/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaBiggin Dale, nr HartingtonSK15P201012/06/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaDovedale (Staffs side)SK15K200901/06/200921Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaWheeldon Av,BelperSK34N200924/05/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaAult Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S200603/08/20062Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaAult Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S200605/08/20062Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaAult Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S200615/08/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaAult Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S200604/08/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaAult Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S200612/07/20065Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaAult Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S200616/07/20063Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaAult Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S200617/07/20067Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaAult Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S200619/07/20062Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaAult Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S200620/07/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaAult Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S200603/07/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaAult Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S200605/07/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaAult Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S200611/07/20062Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaAult Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S200618/07/20065Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaAult Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S200621/07/20062Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaAult Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S200623/07/20064Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaAult Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S200624/07/20062Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaAult Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S200626/07/20066Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaAult Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S200628/07/20063Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaAult Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S200623/06/20063Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaAult Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S200617/06/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaAult Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S200624/06/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaAult Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S200630/06/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaAult Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S200514/07/20057Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaAult Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S200515/07/20055Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaAult Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S200522/07/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaAult Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S200503/07/20053Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaForemark Resr, TicknallSK32H200509/07/20054Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaAult Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S200510/07/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaAult Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S200511/07/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaAult Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S200512/07/20053Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaAult Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S200513/07/20052Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaAult Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S200517/07/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaSpinney Hill,MelbourneSK32X200530/07/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaAult Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S200520/06/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaPleasley Pit (Longhedge Ride)SK46Z200529/05/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y200408/08/20041Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Scoparia subfuscaMain St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y200408/08/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaDerbyshire Bridge, BuxtonSK07A200406/07/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaThe Hollies,Station Rd,Darley DaleSK26R200422/07/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaEdgecote Drive,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V200421/07/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaDowey Lumb NR, DronfieldSK38Q199725/07/19971Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaThe Shimmers, Cressbrook, BuxtonSK17R199620/07/19961Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Scoparia subfuscaParkway, New MillsSK08D199301/06/19931Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

Evergestis pallidata       Scoparia basistrigalis

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