Caryocolum huebneri       Teleiodes luculella
35.141 BF765  –  Gelechiidae –  Gelechiinae – Teleiodes vulgella – Black-spotted Grey – ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Adult Micro:  CAT 2 – Confusion Species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Blue –  Generally Common / Widespread   
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Gelechiidae  >> Gelechiinae
Other Name/s: Common Groundling
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
ID pointers: Forewing greyish brown, mottled with dark grey-brown and noticeable small black patches that are bordered by raised whitish scale-tufts.
Distribution:  Appears to be widespread with most records from the southern half of the county. Presumably under-recorded but common in Derbyshire on Hawthorn and Blackthorn.
Flight Period: June /  July /  August /  –  On the wing in June – August. Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Tony Davison  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 8 June 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 11-13mm
 Food Plant: Shrubs and trees, including hawthorn (Crataegus) and blackthorn (Prunus spinosa).
Recorded dates for Common [Blue code Blue-coded] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.
IMAGES BELOW:  Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©

35.141 BF765 - Gelechiidae - Gelechiinae - Teleiodes vulgella
Teleiodes vulgella
Teleiodes vulgella - 6th June 2025 - Cromford - Clive Ashton
Teleiodes vulgella – 6th June 2025 – Cromford – Clive Ashton
35.141 BF765 - Gelechiidae - Gelechiinae - Teleiodes vulgella
Teleiodes vulgella - 6th June 2025 - Cromford - Clive Ashton

Teleiodes vulgella - 6th June 2025 - Cromford - Clive Ashton Teleiodes vulgella - 6th June 2025 - Cromford - Clive Ashton

Distribution Map for Teleiodes vulgella

Found 87 records
    ↳ 26 from After 2025
    ↳ 24 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 37 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.

Land-cover * shows the variety of land-cover within the VC57 area, based on the CORINE (Coordination of Information on the Environment) forty-four thematic classes of land-cover. This will show, to a greater or lesser degree, the number and variety of moths found in different land-cover types. The UK continues to operate within the Copernicus programme, with the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) providing Corine Land Cover (CLC) datasets for the UK and its territories.


NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Teleiodes vulgella

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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: Teleiodes vulgella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Monthly Counts By Year: Teleiodes vulgella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


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

Shading shows moth presence between dates

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Recordings By Year: Teleiodes vulgella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Teleiodes vulgella
AGR: 0.77%   |   Total % Change: 19.2%


CUSUM Analysis: Teleiodes vulgella
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 8 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 7 (July) to provide a full-year equivalent.

ⓘ 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 2013, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2024, 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: Teleiodes vulgella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Teleiodes vulgella
( 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 - Teleiodes vulgella – 87 records available

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

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Teleiodes vulgellaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202512/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaHathersageSK28F202518/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaBelper, DerbyshireSK34N202510/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202506/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202511/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaNorton Lees, SheffieldSK38L202512/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaMidway, Derbys.SK32A202512/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaMidway, Derbys.SK32A202514/06/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaBelperSK34N202518/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaBelperSK34N202519/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaBelperSK34U202520/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaNorton Lees, SheffieldSK38L202520/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaNorton Lees, SheffieldSK38L202521/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaMidway, Derbys.SK32A202519/06/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaAllestree, DerbySK33P202506/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaAllestree, DerbySK33P202511/06/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaAllestree, DerbySK33P202511/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaNorton Lees, SheffieldSK38L202530/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202530/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaMidway, Derbys.SK32A202530/06/20253adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaMickleover gardenSK33C202519/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaMickleover gardenSK33C202529/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaWingerworth, DerbyshireSK36Y202530/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaNorton Lees, SheffieldSK38L202530/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaMickleover gardenSK33C202529/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaBelperSK34N202516/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaMickleover gardenSK33C202418/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaClover Close, ElvastonSK43B202429/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaMidway, Derbys.SK32A202418/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaKing's NewtonSK32Y202429/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202420/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaStaveley DerbyshireSK47H202422/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaAllestree, DerbySK33P202425/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaHathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F202307/07/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaBelper GardenSK34P202307/07/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaBelperSK34N202317/07/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaMickleover gardenSK33C202325/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaSandiacreSK43T202326/05/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaWoodland AveSK43R202219/07/20221Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaEA depotSK43G202219/07/20223adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaSandiacreSK43T202219/07/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaStaveveley DerbyshireSK47H202220/06/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaWoodland AveSK43R202217/06/20221Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaWoodland AveSK43R202108/07/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaWoodland AveSK43R202118/07/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaWoodland AveSK43R202126/06/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y202007/08/20201Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y202021/07/20201Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y202012/07/20201Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202029/05/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y201917/07/20191Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y201915/07/20191Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaWaingroves WoodsSK44E201818/07/20181adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaSheffield, England, United KingdomSK38L201720/06/20171Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaWaingroves Wood Moth and Bat EventSK44E201606/08/20161adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y201616/07/20161Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y201618/07/20163Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaShirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z201622/07/20161Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaShirland-Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z201521/07/20151Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaMelbourne, DerbyshireSK32X201427/06/20141adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaBackgarden MarehaySK34Z201309/07/20135adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaBackgarden MarehaySK34Z201314/07/20132adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaMidway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A201313/07/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Teleiodes vulgellaBamford St,RipleySK34Z201208/07/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Teleiodes vulgellaBamford St,RipleySK34Z201215/07/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Teleiodes vulgellaBamford St,RipleySK34Z201221/07/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Teleiodes vulgellaBamford St,RipleySK34Z201228/06/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Teleiodes vulgellaBamford St,RipleySK34Z201126/07/20113Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Teleiodes vulgellaDovedaleSK15K201111/07/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Teleiodes vulgellaBamford St,RipleySK34Z201111/07/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Teleiodes vulgellaBamford St,RipleySK34Z201114/06/20112Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Teleiodes vulgellaBamford St,RipleySK34Z201123/06/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Teleiodes vulgellaBamford St,RipleySK34Z201106/06/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Teleiodes vulgellaBamford St,RipleySK34Z201115/06/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Teleiodes vulgellaBack Lane,GlapwellSK46T201115/06/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Teleiodes vulgellaBamford St,RipleySK34Z201125/06/20112Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Teleiodes vulgellaDovedaleSK15K200905/07/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Teleiodes vulgellaDovedaleSK15K200905/07/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Teleiodes vulgellaMidway, Derbys.SK32A200919/06/20091adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaDovedaleSK15K200914/06/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Teleiodes vulgellaMidway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A200919/06/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Teleiodes vulgellaMain Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y200423/07/20041Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Teleiodes vulgellaMain St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y200423/07/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Teleiodes vulgellaWest Park Meadow, SpondonSK33Y200228/06/20021Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Teleiodes vulgellaActon Rd Ind Est, Long EatonSK43W199519/07/19951Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Teleiodes vulgellaDeerlands Rd, Ashgate, ChesterfieldSK37K199401/07/19941Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Teleiodes vulgellaDeerlands Rd, Ashgate, ChesterfieldSK37K199427/07/19941Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

Caryocolum huebneri       Teleiodes luculella

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