72.034 BF2054  –  Erebidae –  Arctiinae – Utetheisa pulchella – Crimson Speckled – (Linnaeus, 1758) 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        orange – Migrant
Taxonomy:   Macro   >>  Erebidae  >> Arctiinae
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ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: Unmistakable
Distribution:  (First record: 1863 )  –  (Last record: 1913 )  –  A rare vagrant – 3 old records from 1863, 1874, 1913 –  This is a rare migrant species to the UK often seen during periods of high migrant moth activity in the autumn.
Flight Period: May /  June /  July /  August /  September /  October /  –  Mainly in the Autumn. Moth Activity: Diurnal   – is often seen during the day Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 21 July 2025 by WS ***
Wingspan: 29-42mm
Forewing: 15-22mm
Food Plant: Herbaceous plants.
Last Recorded Year: 1913
First Recorded Year: 1863
Last Recorded By – Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area – Not Recorded

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Distribution Map for Utetheisa pulchella

Found 3 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 0 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 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.

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 – Utetheisa pulchella

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


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

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

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Utetheisa pulchella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Utetheisa pulchella
( 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 - Utetheisa pulchella – 3 records available

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

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Utetheisa pulchellaTrent College, Long Eaton (site not precise)SK43W191314/06/19131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Utetheisa pulchellaRepton, Swadlincote (site not precise)SK32B187401/09/18741Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Utetheisa pulchellaRepton, Swadlincote (site not precise)SK32B186301/01/18631Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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