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– Rare / Uncommon / Scarce
– care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required. ID pointers: The forewing is very broad and rounded, brown or greyish brown in colour. The moth can be very delicately marked and marbled with pink. There are usually two dark central cross bands and both wings are scalloped along the outer edges.
Distribution: (Last record: 2024 ) – A resident that is widely distributed and locally common in north-west Derbyshire. Mainly recorded, from a number of well known tunnels, during winter months when the moth is hibernating. Few records from light traps.
*** Last updated on 5 May 2025 by RP ***
Forewing: 19-22mm
Last Recorded Year: 2024
Last Recorded By – Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area – Not Recorded
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Distribution Map for Triphosa dubitata
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Found 66 records
↳ 3 from After 2025
↳ 16 from 2020 - 2024
↳ 47 from Before 2020
↳ 3 from After 2025
↳ 16 from 2020 - 2024
↳ 47 from Before 2020
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Monthly Records By Year: Triphosa dubitata
Monthly Counts By Year: Triphosa dubitata
Recordings By Year: Triphosa dubitata
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Triphosa dubitata
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Triphosa dubitata
Triphosa dubitata
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 - Triphosa dubitata – 66 records available
Listed by Year - descending
| Taxon | Site Name | Tetrad | Year | Date | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triphosa dubitata | Monsal Trail Tunnels , Derbyshire | SK17Q | 2025 | 19/01/2025 | 2 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Monsal Trail Derbyshire | SK17R | 2025 | 10/03/2025 | 6 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Crabtree Wood mine, Barlborough CP | SK47Z | 2025 | 02/02/2025 | 6 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Hulme End, Buxton SK17 0HQ, UK | SK15J | 2024 | 09/01/2024 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Poole's Cavern | SK07L | 2024 | 24/04/2024 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Monsal trail tunnels. | SK17R | 2024 | 25/11/2024 | 9 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Longdendale, Wildboar Clough Woodland | SK09U | 2024 | 01/11/2024 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Great Longstone | SK17R | 2024 | 25/11/2024 | 9 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Headstone tunnel , Monsal Dale , Derbyshire | SK17V | 2023 | 12/03/2023 | 2 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Stonebroom | SK45E | 2023 | 15/08/2023 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Ladycroft Ave | SK07S | 2023 | 03/09/2023 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Odin Mine, Castleton, Derbyshire | SK18G | 2023 | 21/12/2023 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Derbyshire , Monsal `Headstone Tunnel` and `Cressbrook Tunnel` location of Brown Long-eared Bat. | SK17R | 2023 | 23/01/2023 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Stoney Middleton | SK27H | 2023 | 19/09/2023 | 5 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Longdendale, Wildboar Clough | SK09U | 2023 | 07/10/2023 | 2 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Buxton SK17, UK | SK07S | 2022 | 18/07/2022 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | 46 Ferneydale Avenue | SK07Q | 2022 | 27/03/2022 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Chapel House, Middleton by Youlgreave | SK16W | 2020 | 28-Apr-20 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Middleton by Youlgreave | SK16W | 2020 | 27/04/2020 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Findern, Derbyshire, DE65 6AZ | SK33A | 2019 | 27/08/2019 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Belper | SK34N | 2019 | 20/04/2019 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Derbyshire, UK | SK15N | 2018 | 27/08/2018 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Crabtree Wood (old mine), Pebley, Barlborough | SK47Z | 2017 | 21/01/2017 | 9 |
| Triphosa dubitata | [sensitive record, location hidden] | SK36L | 2017 | 19/08/2017 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Biggin Dale | SK15N | 2015 | 22/11/2015 | 5 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Wolfscote Dale | SK15J | 2015 | 22/11/2015 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Pleasley Pit (run-offs), Pleasley | SK46X | 2014 | 09/05/2014 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Hartington (station quarry) | SK16K | 2013 | 27/09/2013 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Ladycroft Ave | SK07S | 2013 | 06/10/2013 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Oaks Barn Cottage, Monyash Rd, Over Haddon, Bakewell | SK26D | 2010 | 11/09/2010 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Buxton SK17, UK | SK07S | 2008 | 19/09/2008 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Buxton SK17, UK | SK07S | 2008 | 19/09/2008 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Ladycroft Ave,Buxton | SK07S | 2008 | 07/07/2008 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Buxton SK17, UK | SK07S | 2008 | 19/09/2008 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Dovedale | SK15K | 2007 | 10/08/2007 | 2 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Carvers Rocks, Hartshorne, Swadlincote | SK32G | 2006 | 12/05/2006 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Carvers Rocks, Hartshorne, Swadlincote | SK32G | 2006 | 12/05/2006 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Clough Wood | SK26Q | 2006 | 28/08/2006 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Hopton Wood Quarry,Cromford | SK25T | 2006 | 07/06/2006 | 14 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Armitage Drive, Long Eaton | SK53B | 2002 | 17/07/2002 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Beeley Moor, Beeley | SK26Y | 2001 | 25/08/2001 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Beeley Moor, Beeley | SK26Y | 2001 | 25/08/2001 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Miller's Dale | SK17L | 1994 | 14/08/1994 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Lang Rd, Alvaston, Derby | SK33R | 1992 | 23/07/1992 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Pond House, Mapperley Res, Ilkeston | SK44G | 1988 | 07/05/1988 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Pond House, Mapperley Res, Ilkeston | SK44G | 1988 | 07/05/1988 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Dovedale (site not precise) | SK15K | 1984 | 02/06/1984 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Matlock (Teacher Training College) | SK36A | 1983 | 24/05/1983 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Matlock (Teacher Training College) | SK36A | 1983 | 04/10/1983 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Matlock (Teacher Training College) | SK36A | 1982 | 01/06/1982 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Threepieces, Veron Lane, Kelstedge, Ashover | SK36G | 1980 | 14/05/1980 | 3 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Via Gellia (site not precise),Cromford | SK25N | 1977 | 06/06/1977 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Via Gellia (site not precise), Cromford | SK25N | 1977 | 06/06/1977 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Hopton Wood Quarry, Via Gelia | SK25S | 1975 | 30/05/1975 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Hopton Wood (site not precise) | SK25M | 1974 | 26/05/1974 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Rupert St, Pilsley, Tibshelf | SK46B | 1971 | 03/08/1971 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Wolds Rise, Cavendish Rd, Matlock | SK36A | 1971 | 01/08/1971 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Via Gellia, Cromford (site not precise) | SK25T | 1971 | 21/06/1971 | 4 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Wolds Rise, Cavendish Rd, Matlock | SK36A | 1971 | 01/08/1971 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Hopton Wood Quarry (site not precise) | SK25M | 1970 | 07/06/1970 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Welbeck Rd, Bolsover | SK47V | 1969 | 11/08/1969 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Beeley Moor, Beeley (site not precise) | SK26Z | 1968 | 10/08/1968 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Beeley Moor, Beeley (site not precies) | SK26Z | 1968 | 10/08/1968 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Whaley Bridge (site not precise) | SK08A | 1964 | 09/04/1964 | 1 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Overton Hall, Ashover | SK36L | 1960 | 07/02/1960 | 3 |
| Triphosa dubitata | Monsal Dale, Little Longstone | SK17Q | 1957 | 17/08/1957 | 1 |