– click for Adult Macro Verification Guidelines
– Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant
– care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required. Confusion Species: Single-dotted Wave; Small Fan-foot
Forewing: 10-11mm
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Distribution Map for Idaea trigeminata
↳ from 2026+
↳ 3 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 3 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 – Idaea trigeminata
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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:
Idaea trigeminata
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year: Idaea trigeminata
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Idaea trigeminata
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Idaea trigeminata
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Idaea trigeminata
AGR: 0% | Total % Change: 0%
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Idaea trigeminata
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Idaea trigeminata
Idaea trigeminata
( 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 - Idaea trigeminata – 6 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin Forest | SK26X | 05/07/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Darwin Forest | SK26X | 26/06/2023 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Belper | SK34U | 12/06/2023 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| The Meads, Shipley Park, Heanor | SK44H | 13/07/2019 | 1 | adult | Danes_2019-2021 |
| Johnnygate, Common Side, Chesterfield | SK37C | 01/08/1990 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Johnnygate, Common Side, Chesterfield | SK37C | 14/07/1990 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |