70.043 BF1731 – Chalk Carpet – Scotopteryx bipunctaria – (Prout, 1937)
Adult Macro: CAT 2 – Can be confused with other species – Good photographs may be required – 
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– Rare / Uncommon / Scarce
– easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.ID pointers: A delicately marked carpet moth, the only species with a cold grey and quite pointed forewing. Intricately marked with fine cross-lines and bands and a pair of small central black spots on each forewing.
Distribution: (Last record: 2024 at Cromford ) – A resident species, restricted to Mountain Limestone where it is found at low density. Very few records are received.
General Comment: None *** Last updated on 13 January 2026 by TD ***
Last Recorded Year: 2024
Last Recorded By – Clive Ashton
Last Recorded General Area – Cromford
Selected Images: Photo by kind permission of Rowan Wakefield © – 26/6/2021 – trapped in his Buxton garden / 15/8/24 – Cromford – Clive Ashton ©
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Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 1957 - 2025)
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This chart summarises all available historical occurrence records collated by ISO week of the year. It reflects recorder effort and sampling distribution as well as true biological activity, and should be interpreted as an indicative pattern of seasonal occurrence rather than a statistically controlled abundance or phenology model.
Distribution Map for Scotopteryx bipunctaria
Found 94 records
↳ from 2026+
↳ 12 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 82 from Before 2020
↳ from 2026+
↳ 12 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 82 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Scotopteryx bipunctaria
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Monthly Records By Year:
Scotopteryx bipunctaria
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year:
Scotopteryx bipunctaria
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Scotopteryx bipunctaria
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Scotopteryx bipunctaria
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Scotopteryx bipunctaria
AGR: 0% | Total % Change: 0%
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Scotopteryx bipunctaria
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Scotopteryx bipunctaria
Scotopteryx bipunctaria
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 - Scotopteryx bipunctaria – 94 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Recorder | Source | RecordKey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladycroft Ave, Buxton | SK07S | 12/07/2025 | 1 | adult | Orridge, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC43630928 |
| Ladycroft Ave, Buxton | SK07S | 21/06/2025 | 1 | adult | Orridge, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC42581810 |
| upper cromford garden | SK25Y | 15/08/2024 | 1 | adult | Ashton, Clive | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC37933745 |
| Froggatt, Hope Valley | SK27N | 24/07/2024 | 1 | adult | Barnacle, Bryan | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC38738202 |
| Coombs Dale, Stoney Middleton | SK27H | 21/07/2024 | 1 | Adult | A Emmerson | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC38857211 |
| Cressbrook Dale | SK17S | 10/08/2023 | 1 | adult | Hewitt, Jane | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC34361713 |
| Hathersage | SK28F | 03/08/2023 | 1 | adult | Kydd, Alan | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC39080261 |
| Derbyshire, UK | SK07W | 24/07/2023 | 1 | Adult | Ian M. White | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC31872646 |
| Derbyshire, UK | SK17Q | 24/06/2023 | 1 | Adult | Orridge, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC31085738 |
| Lower Cromford Garden | SK25Y | 21/07/2022 | 1 | adult | Ashton, Clive | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC34569074 |
| Derbyshire, UK | SK17X | 05/07/2022 | 1 | Adult | Trevor Marshall | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC26316115 |
| Ferneydale Avenue | SK07Q | 26/06/2021 | 1 | adult | Wakefield, Rowan | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC43077862 |
| Hoe Grange Quarry | SK25I | 20/07/2019 | 2 | adult | Steve Orridge & Ray Walker | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC35097846 |
| Derbyshire, UK | SK25I | 20/07/2018 | 1 | Adult | Orridge, Steve | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC23663806 |
| Hoe Grange Quarry | SK25I | 19/07/2018 | 1 | adult | Steve Orridge & Ray Walker | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC49168632 |
| Derbyshire, UK | SK17G | 21/07/2017 | 1 | Adult | MarkCocker | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC33968851 |
| Millers Dale Quarry NR, Millers Dale, Buxton | SK17G | 21/07/2017 | 1 | Adult | Dave Budworth;M. Cocker | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001WQCXV |
| Derbyshire, UK | SK15I | 16/07/2017 | 1 | Adult | Moores, Stephen | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC9885427 |
| Millers Dale (quarry) | SK17G | 15/07/2017 | 1 | Adult | Dave Budworth;D.A. Clarke;N. Beasley;N. ELGAR;P. P | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001WPQZ9 |
| Millers Dale (quarry west) | SK17G | 15/07/2017 | 1 | Adult | Dave Budworth;D.A. Clarke;N. Beasley;N. ELGAR;P. P | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001WPZ2X |
| Millers Dale (quarry - east) | SK17G | 15/07/2017 | 1 | Adult | Dave Budworth;D.A. Clarke;N. Beasley;N. ELGAR;P. P | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001WQCXS |
| Station Quarry, Chee Dale | SK17G | 25/07/2016 | 6 | Adult | Steve Orridge;S.H. Hind | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001WPZT3 |
| Hartington (station quarry) | SK16K | 13/07/2016 | 1 | Adult | S. Bell | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001WPIFI |
| Hartington | SK16K | 31/07/2014 | 3 | Adult | S. Bell | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OJY8I |
| Millers Dale | SK17L | 11/08/2012 | 1 | Adult | Roddis, Simon | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OL912 |
| Dovedale | SK15K | 29/08/2011 | 1 | Adult | David Grundy | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OL41F |
| Dovedale | SK15K | 01/08/2011 | 4 | Adult | David Grundy | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OJSYV |
| Dovedale | SK15K | 01/08/2011 | 3 | Adult | David Grundy | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OL2Z3 |
| Dovedale | SK15K | 01/08/2011 | 6 | Adult | David Grundy | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OLFNE |
| Dovedale | SK15K | 01/08/2011 | 5 | Adult | David Grundy | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OLFOZ |
| Dovedale | SK15K | 11/07/2011 | 2 | Adult | H. John;M. Bellingham | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OK6W3 |
| Longstone Edge,Great Longstone | SK27B | 07/07/2011 | 4 | Adult | D.A. Clarke | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OJSCT |
| Longstone Edge,Great Longstone | SK27B | 27/06/2011 | 6 | Adult | D.A. Clarke | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OL14J |
| Dovedale, Lin Dale | SK15K | 15/08/2010 | 2 | adult | Finch, Graham Leonard | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC35106375 |
| Dovedale | SK15K | 15/08/2010 | 1 | Adult | David Grundy | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OJQAR |
| Dovedale | SK15K | 15/08/2010 | 3 | Adult | David Grundy | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OK4VK |
| Dovedale (Lin Dale) | SK15K | 15/08/2010 | 2 | Adult | Finch, Graham Leonard | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OK4WG |
| Dovedale | SK15K | 15/08/2010 | 1 | Adult | David Grundy | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OKWYZ |
| Dovedale | SK15K | 30/07/2010 | 2 | Adult | David Grundy | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OJPZG |
| Dovedale | SK15K | 30/07/2010 | 3 | Adult | M.J. Dale | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OK4MM |
| Dovedale | SK15K | 30/07/2010 | 5 | Adult | David Grundy | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OK4N2 |
| Dovedale | SK15K | 30/07/2010 | 6 | Adult | M.J. Dale | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OKW5N |
| Dovedale | SK15K | 30/07/2010 | 13 | Adult | David Grundy | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OKW6B |
| Dovedale | SK15K | 30/07/2010 | 9 | Adult | David Grundy | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OKW6U |
| Dovedale (stepping stones) | SK15K | 30/07/2010 | 12 | Adult | David Grundy | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OKW77 |
| Biggin Dale, nr Hartington | SK15P | 28/07/2010 | 1 | Adult | C. Williams | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OKFRX |
| Dovedale | SK15K | 25/07/2010 | 2 | Adult | David Grundy | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OKDVQ |
| Dovedale | SK15K | 25/07/2010 | 2 | Adult | David Grundy | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OKVUL |
| Dovedale | SK15K | 25/07/2010 | 5 | Adult | David Grundy | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OLFKA |
| Dovedale | SK15K | 25/07/2010 | 1 | Adult | David Grundy | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OLFKS |
| Dovedale | SK15K | 25/07/2010 | 1 | Adult | David Grundy | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OLFLC |
| Lathkill Dale | SK16T | 10/07/2009 | 2 | Adult | J. Lindsell | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OKOQ9 |
| Dovedale | SK15K | 05/07/2009 | 3 | Adult | David Grundy;M.J. Dale | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OJMFL |
| Dovedale | SK15K | 05/07/2009 | 1 | Adult | David Grundy;M.J. Dale | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OJMGB |
| Dovedale | SK15K | 05/07/2009 | 2 | Adult | David Grundy;M.J. Dale | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OKFEV |
| Long Dale,nr Youlgreave | SK15Z | 25/07/2008 | 3 | Adult | F. Harrison | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OKF44 |
| Lathkill Dale (open dale west of main ash woodland), Bakewell | SK16X | 11/08/2007 | 19 | Adult | Dave Budworth;N.J. Ward;W. Soar | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OKF09 |
| Lathkill Dale (open dale west of main ash woodland), Bakewell | SK16X | 11/08/2007 | 19 | Adult | Dave Budworth;N.J. Ward;W. Soar | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001WOXR7 |
| Lathkil Dale | SK16Y | 11/08/2007 | 13 | Adult | Soar, Will | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC34680178 |
| The Mays,Malthouse Lane,Froggatt | SK27N | 05/08/2007 | 1 | Adult | Barnacle, Brian | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OJZ0Y |
| The Mays,Malthouse Lane,Froggatt | SK27N | 05/08/2007 | 1 | Adult | B. Barnacle;K. Barnacle | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001WOO1K |
| Oaks Barn Cottage, Monyash Rd, Over Haddon, Bakewell | SK26D | 27/07/2007 | 2 | Adult | D.A. Clarke | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OJJ57 |
| Mill Dale,off Lathkill Dale | SK16Y | 24/07/2007 | 1 | Adult | P.A. Clarke | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OJJ4H |
| Long Dale,Youlgreave | SK25E | 24/07/2007 | 1 | Adult | F. Harrison | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OJJ4K |
| Buxton (Station Quarry) | SK17G | 21/07/2007 | 10 | Adult | S.G. Price | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OKCPA |
| Oaks Barn Cottage, Monyash Rd, Over Haddon, Bakewell | SK26D | 20/07/2007 | 6 | Adult | D.A. Clarke | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OKHRJ |
| Cressbrook Dale NNR, Wardlow | SK17S | 25/06/2006 | 1 | Adult | J. Waddell | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OJCX5 |
| Middle Peak Quarry, nr Wirksworth | SK25X | 17/07/2005 | 1 | Adult | B.L. Statham | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OI6HY |
| Bonsall Mines | SK25T | 18/07/2004 | 1 | Adult | Roddis, Simon | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OJ6M1 |
| Bonsall Moor, Bonsall | SK25U | 25/07/2003 | 3 | Adult | B.L. Statham | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OI4NL |
| Long Dale,Newhaven | SK16V | 03/08/2002 | 1 | Adult | F. Harrison | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OHOQN |
| Long Dale,Newhaven | SK16V | 26/07/2002 | 3 | Adult | F. Harrison | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OI46U |
| Bonsal Moor (site not precise) | SK25U | 11/08/2001 | 4 | Adult | A. Butler | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OJ2CK |
| Bonsal Moor (site not precise) | SK25U | 11/08/2001 | 4 | Adult | A. Butler | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001WPEZE |
| Bonsall Moor, Bonsall | SK25T | 05/08/2001 | 2 | Adult | B.L. Statham | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OJ2CC |
| Bonsal Moor (site not precise) | SK25U | 31/07/2001 | 1 | Adult | A. Butler | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OJ2BY |
| Bonsal Moor (site not precise) | SK25U | 31/07/2001 | 1 | Adult | A. Butler | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001WOX8H |
| Bonsall Moor, Bonsall | SK25T | 28/07/2001 | 4 | Adult | B.L. Statham | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OHOIV |
| Deep Dale, Ashford in the Water | SK17Q | 24/08/2000 | 1 | Adult | F. Harrison | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OI3SW |
| Ladycroft Ave,Buxton | SK07S | 16/08/1996 | 1 | Adult | Orridge, Steve | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OHNE1 |
| Ladycroft Ave, Buxton | SK07S | 16/08/1996 | 1 | Adult | Orridge, Steve | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001WPEPU |
| Whiteley's Garden Cressbrook | SK17R | 22/07/1995 | 1 | Adult | Whiteley, Derek | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC3039901 |
| Whiteley's Garden Cressbrook | SK17R | 22/07/1995 | 1 | Adult | Whiteley, Derek | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC3040142 |
| Dale View Terrace, Cressbrook, Little Longstone | SK17R | 22/07/1995 | 1 | Adult | VC57 Derbyshire Recorder | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OI2CX |
| Dale View Terrace, Cressbrook, Little Longstone | SK17R | 22/07/1995 | 1 | Adult | D.E. Whiteley;R.F. Botterill | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001WQ42U |
| Miller's Dale | SK17L | 12/08/1994 | 1 | Adult | VC57 Derbyshire Recorder | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OHMKU |
| Coombs Dale,Stoney Middleton | SK27H | 20/07/1991 | 1 | Adult | VC57 Derbyshire Recorder | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OI14E |
| Coombs Dale,Stoney Middleton | SK27H | 20/07/1991 | 1 | Adult | A. Braddock;T. Duro | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001WPE9X |
| Monks Dale,Tideswell | SK17L | 18/07/1988 | 1 | Adult | VC57 Derbyshire Recorder | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OIEF2 |
| Nimblejack (quarry), Via Gellia, Cromford (site not precise) | SK25T | 29/07/1971 | 1 | Adult | B.L. Statham | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OHWAH |
| Hopton Wood Quarry (site not precise) | SK25M | 04/07/1970 | 1 | Adult | VC57 Derbyshire Recorder | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OIHUA |
| Lathkill Dale (site not precise), Youlgreave | SK26D | 25/07/1964 | 1 | Adult | VC57 Derbyshire Recorder | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OHEGC |
| Lathkill Dale (site not precise) | SK16S | 12/08/1958 | 3 | Adult | R. Hawksworth | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OHDU2 |
| Lathkill Dale (site not precise) | SK16S | 07/08/1957 | 1 | Adult | R. Hawksworth | vc57_danes_bc_data | LC000334001OIDJD |