73.101 BF2380  –  Noctuidae –  Xyleninae – Charanyca trigrammica – Treble Lines – (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  >> Xyleninae
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: Broad wings, slightly pointed and a fairly thick set in the body. Three dark cross-lines are diagnostic. Ground colour can be orange-brown as in this specimen or a milky greyish-brown.
Distribution:  (Last record: 15 June 2024 at Belper )  –  A resident that appears to be locally distributed and generally uncommon in Derbyshire.
General Comment: None
Flight Period: June /  July –  On the wing June – July Moth Activity: Nocturnal  Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Tony Davison  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 35-40mm
Forewing: 15-17mm
Food Plant: Greater plantain (Plantago major).
Last Recorded Year: June 2024
Last Recorded By – Dave Evans
Last Recorded General Area – Belper

Selected Images:  Melbourne – 1st June 2020 – © Tony Davison / Belper – Dave Evans©



Distribution Map for Charanyca trigrammica

Found 188 records
    ↳ 25 from After 2025
    ↳ 42 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 121 from Before 2020
Flying
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Charanyca trigrammica

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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: Charanyca trigrammica
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

Shading shows moth presence between dates

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Recordings By Year: Charanyca trigrammica
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Charanyca trigrammica
AGR: 2.19%   |   Total % Change: 72%


CUSUM Analysis: Charanyca trigrammica
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 6 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 10 (October) 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 2008, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2018, 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: Charanyca trigrammica
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Charanyca trigrammica
( 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 - Charanyca trigrammica – 188 records available

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

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
upper cromford gardenSK25Y14/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Chaddesden GardenSK33T14/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y06/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y05/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y01/06/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y31/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y30/05/20253adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y29/05/20253adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y28/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Old Marble Mill, Ashford in the WaterSK16Z27/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y27/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y25/05/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y23/05/20253adultvc57_irecords_extract
Chaddesden, DerbySK33T23/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Old Marble Mill, Ashford in the WaterSK16Z21/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y21/05/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y20/05/20253adultvc57_irecords_extract
Markham Vale South Tip , DerbyshireSK47K18/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y18/05/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y16/05/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
Wardlow, Roost BarnSK17X16/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y15/05/20254adultvc57_irecords_extract
WardlowSK17X15/05/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
Chaddesden, DerbySK33T15/05/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y11/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
High Leas Farm, RiberSK35D29/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
BelperSK34U15/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y07/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Lower Cromford GardenSK25Y05/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y03/06/20242adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y31/05/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y27/05/20242adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y25/05/20243adultvc57_irecords_extract
Lower Cromford GardenSK25Y25/05/20245adultvc57_irecords_extract
High Leas Farm, RiberSK35D25/05/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
High Leas Farm, RiberSK35D25/05/20244adultvc57_irecords_extract
Lower Cromford GardenSK25Y24/05/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Lower Cromford GardenSK25Y23/05/20245adultvc57_irecords_extract
Lower Cromford GardenSK25Y21/05/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y20/05/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Middleton by WirksworthSK25T19/05/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y19/05/20242adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y18/05/20242adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y17/05/20242adultvc57_irecords_extract
Lower Cromford GardenSK25Y17/05/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y15/05/20244adultvc57_irecords_extract
Upper Cromford GardenSK25Y16/06/20234adultvc57_irecords_extract
Lower Cromford GardenSK25Y15/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Upper Cromford GardenSK25Y13/06/20235adultvc57_irecords_extract
Lower Cromford GardenSK25Y12/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
SandiacreSK43T11/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
SandiacreSK43T10/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Upper Cromford GardenSK25Y10/06/20233adultvc57_irecords_extract
Lower Cromford GardenSK25Y07/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Upper Cromford GardenSK25Y07/06/20232adultvc57_irecords_extract
Lower Cromford GardenSK25Y04/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Upper Cromford GardenSK25Y27/05/20232adultvc57_irecords_extract
Lower Cromford GardenSK25Y27/05/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Lower Cromford GardenSK25Y25/05/20233adultvc57_irecords_extract
BelperSK34N24/05/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Rydal Close, Dronfield Woodhouse, DronfieldSK37J26/06/20201adultDanes_2019-2021
Middleton by YoulgreaveSK16W09/06/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
DRONFIELD WOODHOUSESK37J01/06/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Station Road, Darley DaleSK26R31/05/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yew Tree FarmSK36H31/05/20202adultvc57_irecords_extract
DRONFIELD WOODHOUSESK37J31/05/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Melbourne, DerbyshireSK32X06/01/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Pleasley Pit CP, PleasleySK46X10/06/20192Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Station Road, Darley DaleSK26R03/06/20191adultvc57_irecords_extract
Station Road, Darley DaleSK26R01/06/20191adultvc57_irecords_extract
Pleasley Pit CP, PleasleySK46X29/05/20194Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Elgar Drive, Sawley, Long EatonSK43R29/05/20191adultDanes_2019-2021
Pleasley Pit CP, PleasleySK46X25/05/20192Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Repton (site not precise)SK32B24/06/20181Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Coxbench (site not precise)SK34R24/06/20181Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pleasley Pit CP, PleasleySK46X12/06/20181Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pleasley Pit CP, PleasleySK46X02/06/20181Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pleasley Pit CP, PleasleySK46X30/05/20182Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pleasley Pit CP, PleasleySK46X15/06/20171Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pleasley Pit CP, PleasleySK46X03/06/20171Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pleasley Pit CP, PleasleySK46X11/06/20161Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pleasley Pit CP, PleasleySK46X07/06/20161Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Repton (site not precise)SK32B17/06/20141Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pleasley Pit CP, PleasleySK46X19/06/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clough Wood,Darley DaleSK26K19/06/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clough Wood,Darley DaleSK26K09/06/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R06/06/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R06/06/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Hollies,Holly St,Stapenhill,Burton on TrentSK22K30/05/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Lancaster Ave,SandiacreSK43S30/05/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clough Wood,Darley DaleSK26K28/05/20124Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Bonsall Moor, BonsallSK25T28/05/20122Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Bonsall Moor, BonsallSK25T28/05/20122Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
George St,BelperSK34N24/04/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
High Tor,Matlock BathSK25Z19/05/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Miller's Dale,TideswellSK17L12/05/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Rose Av,ClowneSK57D27/06/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Rose Av,ClowneSK57D25/06/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Rose Av,ClowneSK57D23/06/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Rose Av,ClowneSK57D21/06/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Rose Av,ClowneSK57D18/06/20102Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Rose Av,ClowneSK57D16/06/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Rose Av,ClowneSK57D13/06/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Biggin Dale, nr HartingtonSK15P12/06/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Rose Av,ClowneSK57D12/06/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Biggin Dale, nr HartingtonSK15P12/06/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Biggin Dale, nr HartingtonSK15P12/06/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Rose Av,ClowneSK57D09/06/20102Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Rose Av,ClowneSK57D08/06/20102Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Rose Av,ClowneSK57D07/06/20102Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Rose Av,ClowneSK57D06/06/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Rose Av,ClowneSK57D05/06/20102Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R04/06/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley DaleSK26R04/06/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Rose Av,ClowneSK57D04/06/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Rose Av,ClowneSK57D03/06/20102Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S12/06/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S12/06/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Hollies,Holly St,Stapenhill,Burton on TrentSK22K30/05/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Calke Park (gardens), TicknallSK32R30/05/20083Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley DaleSK26R22/06/20071Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley DaleSK26R11/06/20071Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley DaleSK26R06/06/20071Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley DaleSK26R25/05/20071Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Repton (site not precise)SK32B26/06/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N20/06/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N20/06/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ravenstor YHA,TideswellSK17L17/06/200610Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Church St,Holloway,MatlockSK35I10/06/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Church St,Holloway,MatlockSK35I07/06/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Church St,Holloway,MatlockSK35I29/05/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Calke Park (Church gardens area), TicknallSK32R26/05/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Poolsbrook, Staveley (site not precise)SK47G22/06/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley DaleSK26R14/06/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Church St,Holloway,MatlockSK35I07/06/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley DaleSK26R28/05/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Poolsbrook, Staveley (site not precise)SK47G01/01/20001Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R02/06/19991Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Calke Park (Betty's Pool),TicknallSK32R06/06/19981Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Field,Shipley,IlkestonSK44M21/08/19971Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Dorothy Ave, SandiacreSK43T05/06/19931Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Johnnygate, Barlow, ChesterfieldSK37C09/07/19881Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Johnnygate, Barlow, ChesterfieldSK37C09/07/19881Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Johnnygate, Barlow, ChesterfieldSK37C02/07/19881Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Johnnygate, Barlow, ChesterfieldSK37C02/07/19881Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Johnnygate, Barlow, ChesterfieldSK37C25/06/19881Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Johnnygate, Barlow, ChesterfieldSK37C25/06/19881Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Johnnygate, Barlow, ChesterfieldSK37C18/06/19881Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Johnnygate, Barlow, ChesterfieldSK37C18/06/19881Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Johnnygate, Barlow, ChesterfieldSK37C11/06/19881Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Johnnygate, Barlow, ChesterfieldSK37C11/06/19881Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Calke Park,TicknallSK32L03/07/19871Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Knighton St, Hepthorne Lane, North WingfieldSK46C10/08/19821Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Barnard Ave, Coal AstonSK37U01/01/19811Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Barnard Ave, Coal AstonSK37U01/01/19811Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Drummond Rd, IlkestonSK44R06/07/19801Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The HayesSK32C20/06/19751Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The HayesSK32C20/06/19751Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Berry St, Hepthorne Lane, North WingfieldSK46C17/06/19681Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Old Manse, Ault Hucknall, GlapwellSK46S11/06/19681Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Berry St, Hepthorne Lane, North WingfieldSK46C28/06/19671Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Newbold Rd, ChesterfieldSK37R12/06/19631Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Moorend, Beeley, MatlockSK26T10/06/19602Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Moorend, BeeleySK26T10/06/19602Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Moorend, Beeley, MatlockSK26T23/06/19591Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Moorend, BeeleySK26T23/06/19591Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Moorend, Beeley, MatlockSK26T12/06/19591Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Moorend, BeeleySK26T12/06/19591Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Newbold Ave, ChesterfieldSK37R12/07/19551Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Cowlishaw Wood, Old TuptonSK36S13/06/19531Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Cowlishaw Wood, Old TuptonSK36S13/06/19531Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Repton (site not precise)SK32B24/06/19181Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Coxbench (site not precise)SK34R24/06/19181Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Repton (site not precise)SK32B17/06/19141Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Dovedale (site not precise)SK15K01/01/19081Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Repton (site not precise)SK32B26/06/19061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Derby (site not precise)SK33M01/01/18941Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Derby (site not precise)SK33M01/01/18941Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ashbourne (site not precise)SK14T01/01/18851Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Bretby area, Swadlincote (site not precise)SK22W01/01/18851Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Barrow on Trent, Derby (site not precise)SK32P01/01/18851Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Kedleston St, Derby (site assumed to be his garden)SK33N01/01/18851Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ashbourne (site not precise)SK14T01/01/18851Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Bretby area, Swadlincote (site not precise)SK22W01/01/18851Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Barrow on Trent, Derby (site not precise)SK32P01/01/18851Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Kedleston St, Derby (site assumed to be his garden)SK33N01/01/18851Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Repton (site not precise)SK32B01/01/18781Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Repton (site not precise)SK32B01/01/18001Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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