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70.113 BF1877  – Waved Carpet  – Hydrelia sylvata  – (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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      
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Black –  Extinct Species   
Taxonomy:   Macro  >>.  >>  Geometridae  >> Larentiinae
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ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
Distribution:  (First record: 1915 )  –  A former resident that is now thought to be extinct in the county. Last records 1915 & 1931.
General Comment: None
Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – but often seen by day Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Forewing: 11-13mm Food Plant: Alder Alnus glutinosa, birches Betula spp., sallows
Salix spp. and Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa.
First Recorded Year: 1915
Last Recorded By – Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area – Not Recorded

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Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 1931 - 2015)
(click legend below to show/hide datasets)
This chart summarises all available historical occurrence records collated by ISO week of the year. It reflects recorder effort and sampling distribution as well as true biological activity, and should be interpreted as an indicative pattern of seasonal occurrence rather than a statistically controlled abundance or phenology model.

Distribution Map for Hydrelia sylvata

Found 9 records
    ↳ from 2026+
    ↳ from 2020 - 2025
    ↳ 9 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 – Hydrelia sylvata

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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: Hydrelia sylvata
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Monthly Counts By Year: Hydrelia sylvata
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )

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

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Recordings By Year: Hydrelia sylvata
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Hydrelia sylvata
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%
Hydrelia sylvata
Insufficient records/data for an AGR analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2026

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Hydrelia sylvata
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Hydrelia sylvata

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 - Hydrelia sylvata – 9 records available

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

Site Name Tetrad Date Count Stage Recorder Source RecordKey
Poolsbrook, Staveley (site not precise) SK47G 21/06/2015 1 Adult S. Hooke vc57_danes_bc_data LC000334001OJYBY
Poolsbrook, Staveley (site not precise) SK47G 21/06/2015 1 Adult S. Hooke vc57_danes_bc_data LC000334001WQFU8
Dovedale (site not precise) SK15K 21/06/1931 1 Adult R.G. Warren vc57_danes_bc_data LC000334001OHEW2
Dovedale (site not precise) SK15K 01/01/1905 1 Adult E.W.H. Blagg vc57_danes_bc_data LC000334001WOSAP
Dovedale (site not precise) SK15K 01/01/1900 1 Adult E.W.H. Blagg vc57_danes_bc_data LC000334001OHD87
Repton Shrubs, Repton SK32B 01/01/1885 1 Adult [VC57 Recorder] vc57_danes_bc_data LC000334001TAGCB
Repton Shrubs, Repton SK32B 01/01/1885 1 Adult G. Baker vc57_danes_bc_data LC000334001WPQ2X
Repton Shrubs, Repton SK32B 01/01/1866 1 Adult F.M. Spilsbury vc57_danes_bc_data LC000334001WPU34
Repton Shrubs, Repton SK32B 01/01/1800 1 Adult VC57 Derbyshire Recorder vc57_danes_bc_data LC000334001OLFFD

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