73.126 BF2358  –  Noctuidae –  Xyleninae – Amphipoea fucosa – Saltern Ear – (Tutt, 1888) Adult Macro:  CAT 4 – Dissection required – Dissection required       PDF Icon – click for Adult Macro Verification Guidelines

Brown –  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant    
Taxonomy:   Macro   >>  Noctuidae  >> Xyleninae
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ID Difficulty:  Red – difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
Confusion Species: Ear Moth, Saltern Ear Moth, Large Ear Moth
ID pointers: The Ear moth trio are very difficult to identify from each other so it is recommended that Ear Moth,  Saltern Ear and Large Ear, are recorded as Ear Moth agg, unless there is evidence to support the record otherwise.
Distribution:  (First record: 28 August 1993 at Mellor )  –  (Last record: 28 August 1993 at Mellor )  –  A very rare county species and current status uncertain. First and only county record was 28th August 1993, Mellor recorded by Ian F. Smith – Gen Det by I. Lorimer. Primarily a coastal species.
Flight Period: August /  September /  –  August – September Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – and is attracted to light Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 21 July 2025 by WS ***
Wingspan: 29-35mm
Forewing: 14-16mm
Food Plant: Various types of grass.
Last Recorded By – Ian F. Smith / I.Lorimer Gen Det
Last Recorded General Area – Mellor

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Distribution Map for Amphipoea fucosa

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 – Amphipoea fucosa

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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: Amphipoea fucosa
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
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Monthly Counts By Year: Amphipoea fucosa
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


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

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

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Amphipoea fucosa
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Amphipoea fucosa
( 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 - Amphipoea fucosa – 2 records available

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

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Amphipoea fucosaGird Lane, Mellor, VCSJ99V199328/08/19931adultvc57_irecords_extract
Amphipoea fucosaHolly Vale (Gird Lane pasture), Marple Bridge, MarpleSJ99V199328/08/19931Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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