65.014 BF1658  –  Drepanidae –  Thyatirinae – Cymatophorina diluta – Oak Lutestring – (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Adult Macro:  CAT 1 – Distinctive species unlikely to be confused with others –       PDF Icon – click for Adult Macro Verification Guidelines

Green –  Rare / Uncommon / Scarce   
Taxonomy:   Macro   >>  Drepanidae  >> Thyatirinae
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ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: Can be variable in colour form as with other lutestring species.Easily recognised by the two strong black-edged, brown cross-bands on a pale grey forewing.
Distribution:  A resident that is very scarce and locally distributed across the county. Favours old oak woodland
Flight Period: August /  September /  –  August-September – one generation – comes to sugar and wine ropes Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – and is attracted to light Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Forewing: 15-17mm Food Plant: Pedunculate Oak and Sessile Oak
Last Recorded By – Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area – Spring Wood

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Distribution Map for Cymatophorina diluta

Found 2 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 0 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 2 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Cymatophorina diluta

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


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

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

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Cymatophorina diluta
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Cymatophorina diluta
( 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 - Cymatophorina diluta – 2 records available

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

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
Staunton Harold Resr (site not precise)SK32R30/08/198510Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Staunton Harold Resr (site not precise)SK32R29/08/19836Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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