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70.221 BF1901  – Little Thorn  – Cepphis advenaria  – (Hübner, 1790)
Adult Macro:  CAT 3 – Difficult to identify – Quality set of photographs required – Difficult to identify /Very rare/Scarce (includes very scarce adventives/immigrants)/County-level first records      
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Black –  Extinct Species        day-flying – Day-flying
Taxonomy:   Macro  >>.  >>  Geometridae  >> Larentiinae
** Photograph required **
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Distribution:  (Last record: 1922 )  –  Probably extinct in Derbyshire – last recorded in 1922
General Comment: None
Flight Period: May /  June Moth Activity: Diurnal  – prefers sunny days but if disturbed will fly in dull weather Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 13 January 2026 by TD ***
Wingspan: 23-26mm
Food Plant: Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), but also Bramble (Rubus) and other low plants.
Last Recorded Year: 1922
Last Recorded By – Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area – Not Recorded

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Temporal Distribution Chart
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Distribution Map for Cepphis advenaria

Found 2 records
    ↳ from 2026+
    ↳ from 2020 - 2025
    ↳ 2 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 – Cepphis advenaria

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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: Cepphis advenaria
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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

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

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

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Cepphis advenaria
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Cepphis advenaria

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 - Cepphis advenaria – 2 records available

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

Site NameTetradDateCountStageRecorderSourceRecordKey
Hardwick Park, Glapwell (site not precise)SK46L01/01/19221AdultA.W. Richardsvc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001WOSK3
Willington, DerbySK22Y01/01/18631AdultE. Brownvc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001WPU2V

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