Agriphila latistria       Agriphila straminella
63.092 BF1303  –  Crambidae –  Crambinae – Agriphila selasella – Pale Streaked Grass Moth – (Hübner, 1813) Adult Micro:  CAT 1 – Distinctive Species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Blue –  Generally Common / Widespread   
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Crambidae  >> Crambinae
Other Name/s: Pale-streak Grass-veneer
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: Although superficially resembling Agriphila tristella, this species has the forewing tip more squared, a much reduced facial cone and a whiter longitudinal streak, that is dark edged to one side, and which doesn’t have quite such obvious ‘fingers’ at the rear. 
Distribution:  A species that seems to be expanding its range into Derbyshire. With twenty seven records between 2011 – 2023, it would seem that this species is possibly locally common and maybe overlooked. 
Flight Period: July /  August /  –  On the wing during July – August. Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Will Soar  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 27 July 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: c.26mm
 Food Plant: Grasses.
Recorded dates for Common [Blue code Blue-coded] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.
IMAGES BELOW:  Kings Newton, Derbyshire and Spring Cottage, Overseal – Will Soar©

63.092 BF1303 - Crambidae - Crambinae - Agriphila selasella
Agriphila selasella – King’s Newton – Will Soar
63.092 BF1303 - Crambidae - Crambinae - Agriphila selasella
Agriphila selasella – Spring Cottage, Overseal – Will Soar
63.092 BF1303 - Crambidae - Crambinae - Agriphila selasella
63.092 BF1303 - Crambidae - Crambinae - Agriphila selasella

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Distribution Map for Agriphila selasella

Found 101 records
    ↳ 27 from After 2025
    ↳ 44 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 30 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 – Agriphila selasella

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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: Agriphila selasella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

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Recordings By Year: Agriphila selasella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Agriphila selasella
AGR: 6.44%   |   Total % Change: 207.4%


CUSUM Analysis: Agriphila selasella
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 2025, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2021, 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: Agriphila selasella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Agriphila selasella
( 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 - Agriphila selasella – 101 records available

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

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Agriphila selasellaFindern, DerbyshireSK33A202503/08/20256adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaIlkeston, DerbyshireSK44K202502/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaLittleover, DerbySK33G202501/08/202513adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaLittleover, DerbySK33G202502/08/202512adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaLittleover, DerbySK33G202502/08/202512adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaFindern, DerbyshireSK33A202511/08/20254adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaWingerworth, DerbyshireSK36Y202514/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaWingerworth, DerbyshireSK36Y202515/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaShirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z202511/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaShirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z202513/08/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaFindern, DerbyshireSK33A202515/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaDerby DESK33I202514/08/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaIlkeston, DerbyshireSK44K202515/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaFindern, DerbyshireSK33A202522/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaFindern, DerbyshireSK33A202524/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaFindern, DerbyshireSK33A202527/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaIlkeston, DerbyshireSK44K202522/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaInkersall gardenSK47G202518/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaFindern, DerbyshireSK33A202517/07/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaLittleoverSK33G202511/07/20258adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaLittleoverSK33G202512/07/20253adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaShirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z202517/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaFindern, DerbyshireSK33A202523/07/20253adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaJim Mart Nature ReserveSK36S202526/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaShirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z202525/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaStaveley DerbyshireSK47H202530/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaMickleover gardenSK33C202529/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaMarkham Vale DerbyshireSK47K202409/08/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaMarkham Vale DerbyshireSK47K202412/08/202417adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaInkersall gardenSK47G202415/08/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaMarkham Vale DerbyshireSK47L202426/08/20245adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202409/08/20243adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaShirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z202419/07/20241Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaMarkham Vale DerbyshireSK47L202310/08/20232adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaStaveley DerbyshireSK47H202311/08/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaStaveley DerbyshireSK47H202314/08/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaMarkham Vale , Seymour , DerbyshireSK47L202322/08/202310adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaFindern GardenSK33A202310/08/20234Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaFindern GardenSK33A202311/08/20235Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaFindern GardenSK33A202316/08/20233Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaFindern GardenSK33A202318/08/20231Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y202228/08/20221Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaBarrow HillSK47C202206/08/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202203/08/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202205/08/20223adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202208/08/20225adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202210/08/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202212/08/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202214/08/20225adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202221/08/20223adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202225/07/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaShirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z202113/08/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202102/08/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202111/08/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202113/08/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202123/08/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaWood Lane, Newhall, SwadlincoteSK22V202120/08/20211adultDanes_2019-2021
Agriphila selasellaFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202102/07/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202114/07/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202119/07/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202126/07/20212adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaElvaston Clover CloseSK43B202016/08/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaBig Moor and Barbrook ReservoirSK27Y202020/08/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaWoodland AveSK43R202009/08/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y202026/08/20201Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y202014/08/20201Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y202007/08/20202Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y202012/08/20209Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202007/08/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202026/08/20204adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaShirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z202031/07/20203adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaShirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z201911/08/20192adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A201902/08/20191adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A201917/08/20191adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaPleasley Pit CP, PleasleySK46X201914/08/20192adultDanes_2019-2021
Agriphila selasellaWelbeck Drive, WingerworthSK36T201909/08/20194adultDanes_2019-2021
Agriphila selasellaShirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z201929/07/20191adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A201926/07/20193adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaCarsington Resr (Rangers' Base)SK25K201926/07/20191adultDanes_2019-2021
Agriphila selasellaPleasley Pit CP, PleasleySK46X201925/07/20191adultDanes_2019-2021
Agriphila selasellaYoulgraveSK26C201817/08/20181adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y201819/07/20181Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y201818/07/20181Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y201817/07/20182Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaNorton Lees gardenSK38L201605/08/20161not recordedvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaNorton Lees gardenSK38L201606/08/20161not recordedvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaSheffield, England, United KingdomSK38L201606/08/20161Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaJim Mart Nature ReserveSK36S201507/08/20151Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaBackgarden MarehaySK34Z201404/08/20141adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaWood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V201408/08/20141Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agriphila selasellaWhite Knowle Road, BuxtonSK07R201310/08/20131adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaBackgarden MarehaySK34Z201308/08/20131adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaBurnaston (Toyota Plant NR), DerbySK23V201320/07/20133Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agriphila selasellaMistletoe Farm (fields), TurnditchSK24S201203/08/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agriphila selasellaChatsworth ParkSK27Q201131/07/20112adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agriphila selasellaBamford St,RipleySK34Z201131/07/20112Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agriphila selasellaRose Av,ClowneSK57D201016/08/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agriphila selasellaBristol Rd,IlkestonSK44R200805/08/20081Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agriphila selasellaBristol Rd,IlkestonSK44R200710/08/20071Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agriphila selasellaWood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V199615/08/19961Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agriphila selasellaMillers Dale,TideswellSK17M196130/07/19611Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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