71.016 BF2005  –  Notodontidae –  Notodontinae – Peridea anceps – Great Prominent – (Goeze, 1781) Adult Macro:  CAT 1 – Distinctive species unlikely to be confused with others –       PDF Icon – click for Adult Macro Verification Guidelines

Brown –  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant    
Taxonomy:   Macro   >>  Notodontidae  >> Notodontinae
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: The complex patterning of dull yellow, grey and brown marbling, with additional chestnut streaking on the forewing makes this moth distinctive.
Distribution:  (Last record: 15 May 2023 )  –  A new species for Derbyshire. One trapped at Belper on 15/5/2023. Favours old Oak woodland
Flight Period: April /  May /  June /  –  On the wing April – June Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Dave Evans  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 21 July 2025 by WS ***
Wingspan: 53-65mm
Forewing: 23-32mm
Food Plant: Oak (Quercus).
Last Recorded Year: 2023
Last Recorded By – Dave Evans
Last Recorded General Area – Not Recorded

IMAGES BELOW:  Belper, Derbyshire – Dave Evans ©

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Distribution Map for Peridea anceps

Found 1 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 1 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 0 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 – Peridea anceps

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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: Peridea anceps
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

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

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Peridea anceps
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Peridea anceps
( 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 - Peridea anceps – 1 records available

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

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Peridea ancepsBelperSK34U202315/05/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract

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