73.070 BF2399  –  Noctuidae –  Heliothinae – Pyrrhia umbra – Bordered Sallow – (Hufnagel, 1766) Adult Macro:  CAT 1 – Distinctive species unlikely to be confused with others –       PDF Icon – click for Adult Macro Verification Guidelines

Green –  Rare / Uncommon / Scarce   
Taxonomy:   Macro   >>  Noctuidae  >> Heliothinae
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: Unmistakeable. The ground colour is orange or orange-yellow from wing base to a distinct sharply diagonal and slightly wavy cross-line. Beyond this it is pinkish-brown. A fairly thickset noctuid.
Distribution:  (Last record: 17 June 2025 at Sandiacre )  –  A resident that is scarce and locally distributed in Derbyshire. Restricted to a few areas where the food plant Rest Harrow grows. A species that needs monitoring in the county. The most recent record I can find relates to one at a garden light trap in Buxton on 21st July 2010, and the one below from Darley Dale 4th July 2018. One recorded from Sandiacre 17/6/2025.
Flight Period: July /  August /  –  On the wing July – August Moth Activity: Nocturnal  Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Simon Roddis; Emily Milnes  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 26 July 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 27-35mm
Forewing: 16-19mm
Food Plant: Restharrow (Ononus spp.).
Last Recorded Year: 2025
Last Recorded By – Emily Milnes
Last Recorded General Area – Sandiacre

IMAGES BELOW:  Image by Simon Roddis © / Sandiacre 17/6/2025 Emily Milnes©

Distribution Map for Pyrrhia umbra

Found 24 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 0 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 24 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 – Pyrrhia umbra

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

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


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

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Recordings By Year: Pyrrhia umbra
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Pyrrhia umbra
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%


CUSUM Analysis: Pyrrhia umbra
About this chart: CUSUM (Cumulative Sum) charts track long-term trends in moth populations [ filtered by 'Adult' and 'Mine' life stages ] by showing whether each year’s counts are above or below the historical average. Even small shifts build up over time, making trends of growth, stability, or decline easier to see. CUSUM highlights trend-consistency — asking: “Across the years, have moth counts mostly stayed above or below average?”
The data sample has 16 gap year/s here (zero records) between 2000 and 2025. The moth may have been present in those gap years, but no data was available. Too many year-gaps may exaggerate or skew the chart.

Counts for the current year (2025) are pro-rated based on data available up to month 7 (July) to provide a full-year equivalent.

Purple line rises = years better than average; falls = years worse than average.
Peak (best year) Trough (worst year) Growth periods Decline periods
Population peaked around 2011, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2003, showing a significant decline.

What the Y-axis "Cumulative Deviation" means: Cumulative Deviation shows the running total of how each year’s moth population count differs from the long-term average. i

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Pyrrhia umbra
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Pyrrhia umbra
( 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 - Pyrrhia umbra – 24 records available

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

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Pyrrhia umbraPleasley Pit CP, PleasleySK46X201817/09/20181Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pyrrhia umbraPleasley Pit CP, PleasleySK46X201713/07/20171Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pyrrhia umbraPleasley Pit CP, PleasleySK46X201728/06/20171Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pyrrhia umbraPleasley Pit CP, PleasleySK46X201513/07/20151Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pyrrhia umbraPleasley Pit CP, PleasleySK46X201419/07/20141Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pyrrhia umbraPleasley Pit CP, PleasleySK46X201412/07/20141Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pyrrhia umbraPleasley Pit CP, PleasleySK46X201421/07/20141Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pyrrhia umbraThe Old Manse, Ault Hucknall, GlapwellSK46S201320/07/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pyrrhia umbraThe Old Manse, Ault Hucknall, GlapwellSK46S201319/07/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pyrrhia umbraThe Old Manse, Ault Hucknall, GlapwellSK46S201319/07/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pyrrhia umbraThe Old Manse, Ault Hucknall, GlapwellSK46S201320/07/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pyrrhia umbraHardhurst Rd, Alvaston, DerbySK33W201101/10/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pyrrhia umbraHardhurst Rd, Alvaston, DerbySK33W201102/10/20119Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pyrrhia umbraBuxton SK, UKSK07S201022/07/20101Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Pyrrhia umbraLadycroft Ave,BuxtonSK07S201021/07/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pyrrhia umbraLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S201021/07/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pyrrhia umbraNewboundmill Lane,PleasleySK56C200710/06/20071Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pyrrhia umbraSouth Wood, Calke, TicknallSK32Q200610/10/20065Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pyrrhia umbraMidway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A200310/07/20031Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pyrrhia umbraBack Lane,GlapwellSK46T199513/07/19951Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pyrrhia umbraBack Lane, GlapwellSK46T199513/07/19951Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pyrrhia umbraSkinner St, Creswell, WorksopSK57H198220/07/19822Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pyrrhia umbraWelbeck Rd, BolsoverSK47V196910/08/19691Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pyrrhia umbraBreadsall Moor, Little EatonSK33U188501/01/18851Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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