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– Generally Common / Widespread
– difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.Confusion Species: Saltern Ear Moth, Ear Moth
Forewing: 14-17mm
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Distribution Map for Amphipoea lucens
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↳ 0 from After 2025
↳ 1 from 2020 - 2024
↳ 9 from Before 2020
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Monthly Records By Year: Amphipoea lucens
Monthly Counts By Year: Amphipoea lucens
Recordings By Year: Amphipoea lucens
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Amphipoea lucens
AGR: -3.46% | Total % Change: -57.1%
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Amphipoea lucens
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Amphipoea lucens
Amphipoea lucens
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 lucens – 10 records available
Listed by Year - descending
| Taxon | Site Name | Tetrad | Year | Date | Count | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amphipoea lucens | Ladycroft Ave, Buxton | SK07S | 2020 | 22/08/2020 | 1 | adult |
| Amphipoea lucens | Flash Lane,Beeley Moor | SK26X | 2009 | 07/08/2009 | 1 | Adult |
| Amphipoea lucens | Alport Dale, nr Ladybower Resr | SK18P | 2005 | 06/09/2005 | 2 | Adult |
| Amphipoea lucens | Matlock (Teacher Training College) | SK36A | 1982 | 01/09/1982 | 1 | Adult |
| Amphipoea lucens | Wragg's Quarry,Rowsley Moor | SK26Y | 1981 | 05/09/1981 | 1 | Adult |
| Amphipoea lucens | Beeley Moor, Beeley (site not precise) | SK26Z | 1981 | 19/09/1981 | 1 | Adult |
| Amphipoea lucens | Beeley Moor, Beeley (site not precies) | SK26Z | 1981 | 19/09/1981 | 1 | Adult |
| Amphipoea lucens | Wragg's Quarry, Beeley Moor, Beeley | SK26Y | 1981 | 05/09/1981 | 1 | Adult |
| Amphipoea lucens | Slagmill Plantation,Beeley Moor | SK36E | 1963 | 17/09/1963 | 1 | Adult |
| Amphipoea lucens | Slagmill Plantation,Beeley Moor | SK36E | 1963 | 17/09/1963 | 1 | Adult |