72.060 BF2485  –  Erebidae –  Hypenodinae – Hypenodes humidalis – Marsh Oblique-barred – (Doubleday, 1850) Adult Macro:  CAT 2 – Can be confused with other species – Can be confused with other species       PDF Icon – click for Adult Macro Verification Guidelines

Brown –  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant    
Taxonomy:   Macro   >>  Erebidae  >> Hypenodinae
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ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Distribution:  (First record: 1951 at Whaley Bridge )  –  (Last record: 2010 )  –  Doubtful if the species is still present in Derbyshire, it is very scarce and locally distributed to boggy acid moorland areas. Due to its small size can often be overlooked as a micro species. i recorded from Whaley Bridge 1951 (DaNES) and 1 trapped Dovedale July 2010
Flight Period: June /  July /  August /  –  On the wing June – August Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – and is attracted to light Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 21 July 2025 by WS ***
Wingspan: 14-15mm
Forewing: 6-8mm
Food Plant: Rushes (Juncus spp.) or sedges (Carex spp.).
Last Recorded Year: 2010
First Recorded Year: 1951
Last Recorded By – Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area – Not Recorded

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Distribution Map for Hypenodes humidalis

Found 2 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 0 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 2 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 – Hypenodes humidalis

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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: Hypenodes humidalis
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
No data returned from the database.

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


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

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

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Hypenodes humidalis
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Hypenodes humidalis
( 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 - Hypenodes humidalis – 2 records available

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

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Hypenodes humidalisDovedaleSK15K201030/07/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Hypenodes humidalisWhaley Bridge (site not precise)SK08A195101/01/19511Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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