72.060 BF2485 - Marsh Oblique-barred - Erebidae - Hypenodes humidalis

72.060 BF2485 – Erebidae – Hypenodinae – Hypenodes humidalis – Marsh Oblique-barred

Adult Macro: CAT 2 – Can be confused with other species –

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– 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 6 May 2025 by RP ***

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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

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Found 2 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 0 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 2 from Before 2020

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Monthly Records By Year: Hypenodes humidalis

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Monthly Counts By Year: Hypenodes humidalis

Recordings By Year: Hypenodes humidalis

Hypenodes humidalis

Insufficient records/data for a trend analysis

Years Analysed: 2000 – 2024

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Hypenodes humidalis

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Hypenodes humidalis

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

Taxon	Site Name	Tetrad	Year	Date	Count	Stage
Hypenodes humidalis	Dovedale	SK15K	2010	30/07/2010	1	Adult
Hypenodes humidalis	Whaley Bridge (site not precise)	SK08A	1951	01/01/1951 - 31/12/1956	1	Adult