70.032 BF1677  – Birch Mocha – Cyclophora albipunctata – (Hufnagel, 1767) Adult Macro:  CAT 3 – Difficult to identify – Quality set of photographs required – Difficult to identify /Very rare/Scarce (includes very scarce adventives/immigrants)/County-level first records       PDF Icon – click for Adult Macro Verification Guidelines Verification Notes: Last recorded as larvae in 1977 – likely extinct in VC57 set to CAT3


Black –  Extinct Species   
Taxonomy:   Macro  >>.  >>  Geometridae  >> Sterrhinae
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ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Distribution:  Most probably extinct as a Derbyshire species. Only 1 known locality has been recorded in the county. Two larvae were found in Sept 1977 from which imagines were bred and emerged on 3rd August 1978. 
General Comment: None
 – but can be disturbed during the day Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 14 January 2026 by TD ***
Wingspan: 20-25mm
Food Plant: Birch (Betula)
Last Recorded By – Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area – Not Recorded

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Occurrence Distribution From All Available Data (Adult & Immature)
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Distribution Map for Cyclophora albipunctata

Found 1 records
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    ↳ from 2020 - 2025
    ↳ 1 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Cyclophora albipunctata

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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: Cyclophora albipunctata
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
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Monthly Counts By Year: Cyclophora albipunctata
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


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

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

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Cyclophora albipunctata
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Cyclophora albipunctata

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 - Cyclophora albipunctata – 1 records available

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Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
Hazelbarrow Farm, Norton, SheffieldSK38Q01/09/19772Larvaevc57_danes_bc_data

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