– click for Adult Macro Verification Guidelines
– Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant
– care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required. Confusion Species: Small Quaker; Common Quaker
Forewing: 15-17mm
Cromford 2nd record for VC57 – 3/4/2025 – ©Clive Ashton / Cromford 3rd record 26/4/25 ©Clive Ashton / 23/3/26 Chaddesden – ©Martin Roome 4th VC57 record / Midway 5th BV record 31/3/2026 ©M.Williams
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Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 2021 - 2026)
Distribution Map for Orthosia miniosa
↳ 1 from 2026+
↳ 3 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 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 – Orthosia miniosa
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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.
Monthly Records By Year:
Orthosia miniosa
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year:
Orthosia miniosa
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Orthosia miniosa
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Orthosia miniosa
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Orthosia miniosa
AGR: 0% | Total % Change: 0%
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Orthosia miniosa
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Orthosia miniosa
Orthosia miniosa
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 2020-2026.
Records Behind the Map and Charts - Orthosia miniosa – 4 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Recorder | Source | RecordKey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chaddesden, derby | SK33T | 23/03/2026 | 1 | adult | roome, martin | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC51141294 |
| upper cromford garden | SK25Y | 26/04/2025 | 1 | adult | Ashton, Clive | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC41188078 |
| upper cromford garden | SK25Y | 03/04/2025 | 1 | adult | Ashton, Clive | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC40662579 |
| Wood Lane, Newhall, Swadlincote | SK22V | 02/04/2021 | 1 | adult | BUDWORTH, Mr D. | Danes_2019-2021 | 237 |