Elachista freyerella       Blastodacna atra
39.001 BF905  –  Parametriotidae – Blastodacna hellerella – Hawthorn Berry-moth – (Duponchel, 1838) 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   >>  Parametriotidae
Other Name/s: Hawthorn Cosmet
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: A distinctive little moth that rests low and flat. Forewing can be dark or blackish-brown or silvery white, with varying blotches of white or dark brown. Two pairs of raised scale tufts.
Distribution:  Fairly common locally in the county, on Hawthorn.
General Comment: None Flight Period: May /  June /  July /  August –  On the wing May – August Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Tony Davison  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 10-11mm
 Food Plant: Hawthorn (Crataegus).
Recorded dates for Common [Blue code Blue-coded] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.
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Blastodacna hellerella
Blastodacna hellerella – King’s Newton – Tony Davison
Blastodacna hellerella


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39.001 BF905 - Blastodacna hellerella - 17th June 2016 Kings, Newton, Derbyshire Tony Davison©

Distribution Map for Blastodacna hellerella

Found 200 records
    ↳ 16 from After 2025
    ↳ 45 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 139 from Before 2020
Flying
Jan
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Mar
Apr
May
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Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

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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 – Blastodacna hellerella

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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: Blastodacna hellerella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

Shading shows moth presence between dates

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Recordings By Year: Blastodacna hellerella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Blastodacna hellerella
AGR: 0.54%   |   Total % Change: 12.5%


CUSUM Analysis: Blastodacna hellerella
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 5 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 9 (September) 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 2017, 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: Blastodacna hellerella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Blastodacna hellerella
( 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 - Blastodacna hellerella – 200 records available

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

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
sheffieldSK38M02/10/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y18/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y17/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Shirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z11/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y30/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Chaddesden GardenSK33T29/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
BelperSK34N25/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Chaddesden GardenSK33T24/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y24/06/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
BelperSK34U20/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, DerbyshireSK33A20/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Midway, Derbys.SK32A19/06/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
Midway, Derbys.SK32A16/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Chaddesden GardenSK33T11/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, DerbyshireSK33A06/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
BelperSK34N16/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y24/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Norton Lees, Sheffield (VC)SK38L22/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y18/07/20242adultvc57_irecords_extract
Norton Lees, Sheffield (VC)SK38L18/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Woodland AveSK43R18/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Allestree, DerbySK33P15/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Midway, Derbys.SK32A13/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Midway, Derbys.SK32A01/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y29/06/20243adultvc57_irecords_extract
Miller's Dale, woodland near stationSK17G26/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y25/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Staveley DerbyshireSK47H24/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Midway, Derbys.SK32A22/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A21/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S28/07/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft AveSK07S05/07/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Mickleover gardenSK33C27/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Woodland AveSK43R23/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
BelperSK34U21/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
BelperSK34U20/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Staveley DerbyshireSK47H19/07/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
EA depotSK43G19/07/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Woodland AveSK43R07/07/20221Adultvc57_irecords_extract
EA depotSK43G22/06/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Shirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z16/06/20221Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Woodland AveSK43R12/06/20221Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Woodland AveSK43R18/07/20214adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I16/07/20211Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Not givenSK33A09/07/20211Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S09/07/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A09/07/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Woodland AveSK43R08/07/20219adultvc57_irecords_extract
Buxton SK, UKSK07S03/07/20211Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F02/07/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Woodland AveSK43R26/06/20212adultvc57_irecords_extract
Buxton SK, UKSK07S10/06/20211Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y07/08/20201Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Kirk Hallam, IlkestonSK44K13/07/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y12/07/20202Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Shirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z10/07/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I26/06/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I25/06/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Stretton Handley School - Beresford LnSK36Q23/06/20201Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A23/06/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A13/06/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y17/07/20192Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y15/07/20191Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Shirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z04/07/20191adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y18/07/20182Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y17/07/20181Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I19/06/20181adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y03/07/20177Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y01/07/20172Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y31/05/20172Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y30/05/20171Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z28/07/20161adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z23/07/20161adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z20/07/20165adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y20/07/20161Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y18/07/20163Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y17/07/20161Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y16/07/20161Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y27/06/20161Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Sheffield, England, United KingdomSK38L25/06/20161Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Norton Lees gardenSK38L24/06/20161not recordedvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z21/06/20161adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z06/08/20151adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z23/07/20151adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y09/07/20151Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z30/06/20154adultvc57_irecords_extract
Jim Mart Nature ReserveSK36S30/06/20151Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z27/06/20153adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z02/07/20142adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z28/06/20141adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z21/06/20142adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z18/06/20141adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y11/06/20141Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z09/06/20141adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z07/06/20141adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z08/08/20131adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z26/07/20131adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z23/07/20131adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z19/07/20133adultvc57_irecords_extract
Wood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V16/07/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z14/07/201311adultvc57_irecords_extract
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A13/07/20135Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z09/07/201311adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z06/07/20131adultvc57_irecords_extract
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A06/07/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z25/06/20131adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z05/08/20121adultvc57_irecords_extract
Bamford St,RipleySK34Z05/08/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Duffield Rd, Allestree, DerbySK34K01/08/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z25/07/20122adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y25/07/20124Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y25/07/20124Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Bamford St,RipleySK34Z25/07/20122Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Findern Close, BelperSK34P24/07/20122Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Carr WoodSK45A22/07/20123adultvc57_irecords_extract
Carr WoodSK45A22/07/20121adultvc57_irecords_extract
Carr Wood, RipleySK45A22/07/20124Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z21/07/20121adultvc57_irecords_extract
Bamford St,RipleySK34Z21/07/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z17/07/20124adultvc57_irecords_extract
Bamford St,RipleySK34Z17/07/20124Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z15/07/20122adultvc57_irecords_extract
Bamford St,RipleySK34Z15/07/20122Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z08/07/20122adultvc57_irecords_extract
Bamford St,RipleySK34Z08/07/20122Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A07/07/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z05/07/20121adultvc57_irecords_extract
Bamford St,RipleySK34Z05/07/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z27/06/20123adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft Ave,BuxtonSK07S27/06/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Bamford St,RipleySK34Z27/06/20123Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Carr WoodSK45A22/06/20121adultvc57_irecords_extract
Carr Wood, RipleySK45A22/06/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z26/07/20112adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z24/07/20111adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z15/07/20111adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z07/07/20111adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z03/07/20113adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z01/07/20111adultvc57_irecords_extract
Back Lane,GlapwellSK46T27/06/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z25/06/20116adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z23/06/20112adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z21/06/20111adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z19/06/20111adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z15/06/20111adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z14/06/20112adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z02/06/20111adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z31/07/20101adultvc57_irecords_extract
Bamford St,RipleySK34Z31/07/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Denefields,MatlockSK36A22/07/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Rose Av,ClowneSK57D21/07/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Rose Av,ClowneSK57D10/07/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Melbourne, DerbyshireSK32X08/07/20101adultvc57_irecords_extract
Spinney Hill,MelbourneSK32X08/07/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z03/07/20101adultvc57_irecords_extract
Bamford St,RipleySK34Z03/07/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y15/07/20093Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Midway, Derbys.SK32A10/07/20091adultvc57_irecords_extract
Wood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V10/07/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A10/07/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Bristol Rd,IlkestonSK44R26/06/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Bristol Rd,IlkestonSK44R22/06/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y14/07/20073Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y18/06/20074Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y11/06/20071Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y13/07/20055Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y13/07/20055Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y11/07/20053Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y11/07/20053Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Foremark Resr, TicknallSK32H09/07/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y01/07/20056Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y01/07/20056Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y09/06/20051Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y09/06/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y25/07/20041Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y25/07/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Melbourne, DerbyshireSK32X13/07/20042adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y13/07/20041Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Spinney Hill,MelbourneSK32X13/07/20042Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Main St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y13/07/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Spinney Hill,MelbourneSK32X11/07/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y09/07/20041Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y09/07/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Edgecote Drive,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V06/07/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y30/06/20041Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y30/06/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y29/06/20042Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Edgecote Drive,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V29/06/20042Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Main St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y29/06/20042Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Edgecote Drive,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V27/06/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Foremark Resr, TicknallSK32H25/06/20042Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Stoney MiddletonSK27H14/06/20031Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Crich Chase, Ambergate (site not precise)SK35L27/06/19961Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Acton Rd Ind Est, Long EatonSK43W25/07/19951Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Acton Rd Ind Est, Long EatonSK43W19/07/19951Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Acton Rd Ind Est, Long EatonSK43W28/06/19951Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Deerlands Rd, Ashgate, ChesterfieldSK37K01/07/19941Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Parkway, New MillsSK08D01/06/19931Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Deerlands Rd, Ashgate, ChesterfieldSK37K22/06/19921Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Parkway, New MillsSK08D16/06/19051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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