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– Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant 
– Day-flying
– care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required. Confusion Species: Clouded Border
ID pointers: A distinctive and intricately marked black and white moth. Relatively unmistakable, but can be mistaken for Clouded Border.
Distribution: (First record: 1863 at Overseal Wood, Swadlincote ) – (Last record: 2024 ) – A resident with a very restricted distribution in Derbyshire, being known only from a handful of locations. The first account was in 1863 from Overseal, Swadlincote. In recent years thought to be extinct in the county, however one was recorded from Bretby Park in 2004 and then one was photographed at Crich Chase on 3 June 2006 by Graham Finch. Only a further four accounts to 2011. The next sighting was one in a private garden at Baggerswell Wood, Alderwasley on 2nd June 2022. Another specimen recorded in the same garden at Baggerswell Wood on 17th May 2024. Possibly only one site left in Derbyshire.
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Forewing: 16-19mm
Last Recorded Year: 2024
First Recorded Year: 1863
Last Recorded By – Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area – Not Recorded
Selected Images: Kind permission of Graham Finch © – Crich Chase and David Kershaw-Wright ©, photographed in his garden on the edge of Shining Cliff Wood on 2nd June 2022 & again 17th May 2024
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Distribution Map for Rheumaptera hastata
Found 34 records
↳ 0 from After 2025
↳ 2 from 2020 - 2024
↳ 32 from Before 2020
↳ 0 from After 2025
↳ 2 from 2020 - 2024
↳ 32 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 – Rheumaptera hastata
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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:
Rheumaptera hastata
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year: Rheumaptera hastata
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Rheumaptera hastata
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Rheumaptera hastata
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Rheumaptera hastata
AGR: 0% | Total % Change: 0%
CUSUM Analysis: Rheumaptera hastata
About this chart: CUSUM (Cumulative Sum) charts track long-term trends in moth populations [ filtered by 'Adult' and 'Mine' life stages ] by showing whether each year’s counts are above or below the historical average. Even small shifts build up over time, making trends of growth, stability, or decline easier to see. CUSUM highlights trend-consistency — asking: “Across the years, have moth counts mostly stayed above or below average?”
The data sample has 21 gap year/s here (zero records) between 2000 and 2025. The moth may have been present in those gap years, but no data was available. Too many year-gaps may exaggerate or skew the chart.
Counts for the current year (2025) are pro-rated based on data available up to month 8 (August) to provide a full-year equivalent.
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Purple line rises = years better than average; falls = years worse than average.
Peak (best year)
Trough (worst year)
Growth periods
Decline periods
Population peaked around 2006, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2004, showing a significant decline.
What the Y-axis "Cumulative Deviation" means: Cumulative Deviation shows the running total of how each year’s moth population count differs from the long-term average. i
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Rheumaptera hastata
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Rheumaptera hastata
Rheumaptera hastata
( 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 - Rheumaptera hastata – 34 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [sensitive record, location hidden] | SK35F | 17/05/2024 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| [sensitive record, location hidden] | SK35F | 02/06/2022 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Woodhead Pass (Salters Bridge), Woodhead | SK19J | 04/07/2011 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Woodhead Pass (Salters Bridge), Woodhead | SK19J | 04/07/2011 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Froggatt Edge,Froggatt | SK27N | 03/06/2011 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Froggatt Edge,Froggatt | SK27N | 31/05/2011 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Crich Chase,Ambergate | SK35L | 03/06/2006 | 2 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Crich Chase,Ambergate | SK35L | 03/06/2006 | 5 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Bretby Park (nr sth pond), Swadlincote | SK22W | 06/06/2004 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Brierley Wood, Dronfield (site not precise) | SK37M | 15/06/1993 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Brierley Wood, Dronfield (site not precise) | SK37M | 15/06/1993 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Crich Chase, Ambergate (site not precise) | SK35L | 31/05/1987 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Crich Chase,Ambergate | SK35L | 27/04/1984 | 3 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Crich Chase, Ambergate (site not precise) | SK35L | 08/06/1983 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Unstone (site not precise, assumed by-pass) | SK37X | 31/05/1983 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Crich Chase, Ambergate (site not precise) | SK35L | 31/05/1982 | 4 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Crich Chase, Ambergate (site not precise) | SK35L | 30/05/1982 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Crich Chase, Ambergate (site not precise) | SK35L | 13/06/1977 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Crich Chase, Ambergate (site not precise) | SK35L | 13/06/1977 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Hardwick Wood, Wingerworth | SK36S | 07/06/1972 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Hardwick Wood, Wingerworth (site not precise) | SK36S | 04/06/1971 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Froggatt (site not precise) | SK27N | 04/06/1946 | 2 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Froggatt (site not precise) | SK27N | 25/05/1946 | 2 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Repton Shrubs, Repton (site not precise) | SK32B | 02/05/1944 | 6 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Repton Shrubs, Repton (site not precise) | SK32B | 01/05/1943 | 6 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Repton Shrubs, Repton (site not precise) | SK32B | 31/05/1942 | 6 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Repton Shrubs, Repton (site not precise) | SK32B | 22/06/1941 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Repton Shrubs, Repton (site not precise) | SK32B | 01/06/1938 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Repton (site not precise) | SK32B | 12/05/1924 | 1 | Larvae | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Ashbourne (site not precise) | SK14T | 01/05/1904 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Poolsbrook (site not precise) | SK47L | 06/06/1901 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Little Eaton | SK34Q | 01/01/1900 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Seal Wood, Overseal, Swadlincote (site not precise) | SK21W | 01/01/1885 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Seal Wood, Overseal, Swadlincote (site not precise) | SK21S | 01/01/1863 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |