Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing       Great Brocade
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73.349 BF2113  – Stout Dart  – Spaelotis ravida  – ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Adult Macro:  CAT 2 – Can be confused with other species – Good photographs maybe required – Can be confused with other species      
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Brown –  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant        orange – Migrant
Taxonomy:   Macro  >>.  >>  Noctuidae  >> Noctuinae
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ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Distribution:  (Last record: 1982 at Chatsworth )  –  A suspected spasmodic vagrant or immigrant – There are around 20 Derbyshire records since the last one was recorded in 1982.
General Comment: None Flight Period: June /  July /  August /  September –  On the wing from June – September Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – occasionally attracted to light Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: C. 45mm
Forewing: 18-22mm Food Plant: Dandelion (Taraxacum) and Dock (Rumex).
Last Recorded Year: 1982
Last Recorded By – Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area – Chatsworth
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Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 1905 - 2006)
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Distribution Map for Spaelotis ravida

Found 32 records
    ↳ from 2026+
    ↳ from 2020 - 2025
    ↳ 32 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Spaelotis ravida

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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: Spaelotis ravida
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Monthly Counts By Year: Spaelotis ravida
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )

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

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Recordings By Year: Spaelotis ravida
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Spaelotis ravida
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%
Spaelotis ravida
Insufficient records/data for an AGR analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2026

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Spaelotis ravida
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Spaelotis ravida

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 - Spaelotis ravida – 32 records available

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

Site NameTetradDateCountStageRecorderSourceRecordKey
Repton (site not precise)SK32B01/07/20061AdultH.C. Haywardvc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001WP6QD
Barnard Ave, Coal AstonSK37U28/07/19851AdultVC57 Derbyshire Recordervc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001OHJ7S
Beeley Lodge, ChatsworthSK26U04/08/19821AdultVC57 Derbyshire Recordervc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001OIP9C
Wilmot St, Sawley, Long EatonSK43R20/08/19805AdultA. Braddockvc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001OIN4P
Wilmot St, Sawley, Long EatonSK43R20/08/19805AdultA. Braddockvc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001WP92G
Berry St, Hepthorne LaneSK46C06/09/19771AdultVC57 Derbyshire Recordervc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001OHG3Z
Berry St, Hepthorne LaneSK46C31/08/19771AdultVC57 Derbyshire Recordervc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001OIKNX
Berry St, Hepthorne LaneSK46C12/09/19721AdultVC57 Derbyshire Recordervc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001OII08
Berry St, Hepthorne LaneSK46C05/09/19721AdultVC57 Derbyshire Recordervc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001OII07
Berry St, Hepthorne LaneSK46C26/06/19701AdultVC57 Derbyshire Recordervc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001OIHTK
Berry St, Hepthorne LaneSK46C20/07/19631AdultVC57 Derbyshire Recordervc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001OHEF8
Berry St, Hepthorne LaneSK46C06/09/19601AdultVC57 Derbyshire Recordervc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001OIGV4
Berry St, Hepthorne LaneSK46C02/09/19601AdultVC57 Derbyshire Recordervc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001OIGV3
Berry St, Hepthorne LaneSK46C14/08/19602AdultVC57 Derbyshire Recordervc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001OIGU6
Berry St, Hepthorne LaneSK46C13/08/19601AdultVC57 Derbyshire Recordervc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001OHEB6
Stocksmoor Farm, Cowlishaw Wood, Old TuptonSK36S21/07/19601AdultVC57 Derbyshire Recordervc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001OHVRB
Stocksmoor Farm, Cowlishaw Wood, Old TuptonSK36S16/07/19602AdultVC57 Derbyshire Recordervc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001OHVQV
Berry St, Hepthorne LaneSK46C08/07/19602AdultVC57 Derbyshire Recordervc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001OHVQI
Berry St, Hepthorne LaneSK46C27/06/19601AdultVC57 Derbyshire Recordervc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001OIGS6
Berry St, Hepthorne LaneSK46C25/06/19601AdultVC57 Derbyshire Recordervc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001OHEA9
Berry St, Hepthorne LaneSK46C05/08/19591AdultVC57 Derbyshire Recordervc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001OHE3O
Berry St, Hepthorne LaneSK46C18/09/19571AdultVC57 Derbyshire Recordervc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001OIFLU
Berry St, Hepthorne LaneSK46C31/08/19571AdultVC57 Derbyshire Recordervc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001OIFLD
Berry St, Hepthorne LaneSK46C09/08/19571AdultVC57 Derbyshire Recordervc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001OIDJJ
Berry St, Hepthorne LaneSK46C05/08/19552AdultVC57 Derbyshire Recordervc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001OHDMM
Berry St, Hepthorne LaneSK46C08/07/19552AdultVC57 Derbyshire Recordervc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001OHV8Y
Berry St, Hepthorne LaneSK46C07/09/19541AdultVC57 Derbyshire Recordervc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001OJHQ1
Berry St, Hepthorne LaneSK46C05/07/19532AdultVC57 Derbyshire Recordervc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001OIDDR
Repton (site not precise)SK32B01/07/19061AdultVC57 Derbyshire Recordervc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001OID45
Repton (site not precise)SK32B30/07/19051AdultVC57 Derbyshire Recordervc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001OID3K
Repton (site not precise)SK32B30/07/19051Adult[VC57 Recorder]vc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001TAGDY
Barrow on Trent, Derby (site not precise)SK32P01/01/18001AdultVC57 Derbyshire Recordervc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001OKCMZ

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