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– Generally Common / Widespread 
– Day-flying
– easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.ID pointers: A distinctive moth that has a fairly blunt appearance, with forewings somewhat square-ended. Colour is a reddish brown, can be pinkish brown or purplish brown. The kidney mark is whitish and conspicuous and there are two creamy whitish streaks extending from the kidney mark towards the outer wing edge and wing base. These features are diagnostic.
Distribution: A resident that is locally common on the upland moors of North Derbyshire, where the food plant, Cotton Grass, grows. A rather unusual record of one taken at a garden light trap in Sandiacre on 17/8/2024 by Paul Buxton
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Forewing: 10-14mm
Blue-coded] moths are not stored on the website at this current time. Selected Images: Image by Christian Heintzen© 17/08/24 – Torside Clough / Sandiacre – Paul Buxton© / Buxton – Steve Orridge© / Glossop (July 2025) Christian Heintzen©
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Distribution Map for Celaena haworthii
Found 45 records
↳ 2 from After 2025
↳ 4 from 2020 - 2024
↳ 39 from Before 2020
↳ 2 from After 2025
↳ 4 from 2020 - 2024
↳ 39 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.
NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Celaena haworthii
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Monthly Records By Year:
Celaena haworthii
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year: Celaena haworthii
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Celaena haworthii
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Celaena haworthii
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Celaena haworthii
AGR: 0% | Total % Change: 0%
CUSUM Analysis: Celaena haworthii
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 14 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 8 (August) to provide a full-year equivalent.
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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 2025, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2017, 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: Celaena haworthii
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Celaena haworthii
Celaena haworthii
( 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 - Celaena haworthii – 45 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sheffield | SK38M | 13/08/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Glossop, Turf Pits, Black Moor | SK09Q | 27/07/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Sandiacre | SK43S | 17/08/2024 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Longdendale, Torside Clough, Long Gutter Edge | SK09T | 16/08/2024 | 2 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Glossop, Black Moor (m altitude) | SK09Q | 15/08/2023 | 3 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Ninelands Road | SK28F | 26/08/2020 | 2 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Birch Vale | SK08I | 28/09/2017 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Ladycroft Ave | SK07S | 23/08/2013 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley Dale | SK26R | 13/08/2011 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Howden Resr | SK19L | 25/08/2010 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley Dale | SK26R | 28/08/2008 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Beeley Moor Triangle | SK26Y | 25/08/2007 | 2 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Beeley Triangle,Beeley Moor | SK26Y | 25/08/2007 | 2 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Beeley Triangle, Beeley Moor, Beeley | SK26Y | 25/08/2007 | 2 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Poolsbrook, Staveley (site not precise) | SK47G | 16/09/2005 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Leash Fen area, Clod Hill Moor, Baslow | SK27W | 28/08/2005 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Beeley Moor, Beeley | SK26Y | 28/08/2001 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Beeley Moor, Beeley | SK26Y | 25/08/2001 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Far Cross,Cavendish Park,Matlock | SK36A | 23/08/2001 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Beeley Moor, Beeley | SK26Y | 25/08/2001 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Beeley Moor, Beeley | SK26Y | 28/08/2001 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Beeley Moor, Beeley (site not precies) | SK26Z | 26/08/1994 | 5 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Woodlands, Combs, Chapel en le Frith | SK07P | 13/09/1991 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Beeley Moor, Beeley (site not precies) | SK26Z | 25/08/1991 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Beeley Moor, Beeley (site not precies) | SK26Z | 26/08/1990 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Beeley Moor, Beeley (site not precies) | SK26Z | 06/08/1983 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Beeley Moor, Beeley (site not precies) | SK26Z | 20/08/1983 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Beeley Moor, Beeley (site not precise) | SK26Z | 20/08/1983 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Beeley Moor, Beeley (site not precise) | SK26Z | 06/08/1983 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Beeley Moor, Beeley (site not precies) | SK26Z | 19/09/1981 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Beeley Moor, Beeley (site not precise) | SK26Z | 19/09/1981 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Upper Booth, Edale | SK08X | 22/09/1980 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Slagmill Plantation,Beeley Moor | SK36E | 25/08/1967 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Hell Bank Plantation, Beeley Moor (site not precise) | SK26Z | 18/08/1966 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Hell Bank Plantation, Beeley Moor, Beeley (site not precise) | SK26Z | 18/08/1966 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Slagmill Plantation,Beeley Moor | SK36E | 19/09/1965 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Gladwin's Mark, Beeley Moor | SK36D | 01/09/1964 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Gladwin's Mark, Beeley Moor | SK36D | 11/08/1964 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Slagmill Plantation (moor opposite), Beeley Moor | SK36E | 02/09/1962 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Holy Moor, Holymoorside (site not precise) | SK36N | 01/09/1922 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Holy Moor, Holymoorside (site not precise) | SK36N | 01/09/1922 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Poolsbrook, Staveley (site not precise) | SK47G | 16/09/1905 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Poolsbrook, Staveley (site not precise) | SK47G | 16/09/1905 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Ashopton, Ladybower Resr (site not precise) | SK18Y | 01/01/1905 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Ashopton, Ladybower Resr (site not precise) | SK18Y | 01/01/1900 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |