63.072 BF1343  –  Crambidae –  Scopariinae – Eudonia delunella – Pied Grey – (Stainton, 1849) Adult Micro:  CAT 3 – Very rare or scarce species (includes very scarce adventives/immigrants) – confusion with leaf mines       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Black – Uncertain/Unknown – Insufficient Data   
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Crambidae  >> Scopariinae
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ID Difficulty:  Red – difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
ID pointers: None at this time – difficult to identify from other similar eudonia species
Distribution:  Unknown at this time – one record prior to 2010.
General Comment: None
Flight Period: July /  August –  July and August Moth Activity: Cathemeral   – and is attracted to light Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 17-18mm
Food Plant: Lichen and Mosses
Last Recorded By – Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area – Not Recorded

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Distribution Map for Eudonia delunella

Found 1 records
    ↳ from 2026+
    ↳ 1 from 2020 - 2025
    ↳ from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Eudonia delunella

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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: Eudonia delunella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

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Recordings By Year: Eudonia delunella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Eudonia delunella
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%
Eudonia delunella
Insufficient records/data for an AGR analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Eudonia delunella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Eudonia delunella
( 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 2020-2026.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Eudonia delunella – 1 records available

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

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
The Mays, Malthouse Lane, FroggattSK27N19/05/20201adultDanes_2019-2021

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