Grapholita lunulana       Grapholita molesta
49.354 BF1251  –  Tortricidae –  Olethreutinae – Grapholita jungiella – Beautiful Crescent – (Clerk, 1759) Adult Micro:  CAT 1 – Distinctive Species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Blue –  Generally Common / Widespread   
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Tortricidae  >> Olethreutinae
Other Name/s: Cydia jungiella, Vetch Piercer
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: Forewing can be yellowish-brown, greyish-brown or dark-brown with a white or cream semicircular cross-band forming a horseshoe mark on the closed wing. 
Distribution:  Widely distributed across the county, where there is good growth of Vetches. Locally common.
Flight Period: April /  May /  June /  July /  August /  –  On the wing during April – May & June – August. Moth Activity: Diurnal  Crepuscular  – fly during the daya and at dusk and dawn Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Jane & Phil Lester  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 21 June 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 10-13mm
 Food Plant: Vetches.
Recorded dates for Common [Blue code Blue-coded] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.
IMAGES BELOW:  Curbar, Derbyshire – Jane & Phil Lester©

49.354 BF1251 - Tortricidae - Olethreutinae - Grapholita jungiella
Grapholita jungiella – Jane & Phil Lester
49.354 BF1251 - Tortricidae - Olethreutinae - Grapholita jungiella
Grapholita jungiella – Jane & Phil Lester
49.354 BF1251 - Tortricidae - Olethreutinae - Grapholita jungiella
49.354 BF1251 - Tortricidae - Olethreutinae - Grapholita jungiella

49.354 BF1251 - Grapholita jungiella 49.354 BF1251 - Grapholita jungiella - 27th May 2015 -Belper - Dave Evans©
49.354 BF1251 Grapholita-jungiella 49.354 BF1251 - Grapholita jungiella Curbar, Derbyshire - Photo by ©Jane & Phil Lester
49.354 BF1251-Grapholita-jungiella 49.354 BF1251 - Grapholita jungiella Curbar, Derbyshire - Photo by ©Jane & Phil Lester©

Distribution Map for Grapholita jungiella

Found 57 records
    ↳ 14 from After 2025
    ↳ 13 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 30 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 – Grapholita jungiella

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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: Grapholita jungiella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

Shading shows moth presence between dates

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Recordings By Year: Grapholita jungiella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Grapholita jungiella
AGR: 4.46%   |   Total % Change: 150%


CUSUM Analysis: Grapholita jungiella
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 8 (August) 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 2010, 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: Grapholita jungiella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Grapholita jungiella
( 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 - Grapholita jungiella – 57 records available

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

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
DWT Wyver LaneSK34P03/06/20253adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S19/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Markham Vale DerbyshireSK47L07/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Markham Vale North TipSK47L07/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
National Stone Centre, Wirksworth.SK25X09/05/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
DWT Wyver LaneSK34P13/05/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
Markham Vale South Tip , DerbyshireSK47K16/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
DWT Wyver LaneSK34P20/05/20253adultvc57_irecords_extract
CheeDale Quarry ReserveSK17G17/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
DWT Wyver LaneSK34P28/05/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
Cunningdale, BuxtonSK07R18/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
LUDWORTH MOORSJ99V01/05/202510adultvc57_irecords_extract
Longdendale, Wildboar Clough WoodlandSK09U20/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
rose end meadowsSK25Y25/04/20256adultvc57_irecords_extract
LUDWORTH MOORSJ99V09/05/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
DWT Wyver LaneSK34P07/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft AveSK07S07/05/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G08/05/20234adultvc57_irecords_extract
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G16/05/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hopton QuarrySK25T07/05/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hoe Grange QuarrySK25I30/04/20223adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I02/06/20211Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I12/05/20211Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Jim Mart Nature ReserveSK36S18/05/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I18/05/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I09/05/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S17/05/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Jim Mart Nature ReserveSK36S23/05/20191Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I20/05/20191adultvc57_irecords_extract
Jim Mart Nature ReserveSK36S27/04/20191adultvc57_irecords_extract
Jim Mart Nature ReserveSK36S01/05/20181adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft AveSK07S11/05/20161adultvc57_irecords_extract
Langley Mill Tip, Amber DriveSK44N17/05/20151adultvc57_irecords_extract
Jim Mart Nature ReserveSK36S04/05/20152Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Jim Mart Nature ReserveSK36S21/05/20151Adultvc57_irecords_extract
nr Erewash Canal, SandiacreSK43T14/04/20151Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Padley Gorge (Longshaw Est)SK27P03/06/201310Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Grin Plantation, BuxtonSK07L21/05/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ladycroft Ave,BuxtonSK07S22/04/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clough Wood,Darley DaleSK26K17/04/201120Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clough Wood,Darley DaleSK26K29/04/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ladycroft Ave,BuxtonSK07S19/05/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ladycroft Ave,BuxtonSK07S05/05/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ladycroft Ave,BuxtonSK07S21/05/20102Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Stainsby Park,GlapwellSK46S10/06/20085Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Bristol Rd,IlkestonSK44R19/05/20081Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ladycroft Ave,BuxtonSK07S17/05/20071Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ladycroft Ave,BuxtonSK07S21/04/20071Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Seventy Acre Woods/Flash Lane, DerbyshireSK26Y23/06/20053adultvc57_irecords_extract
Beeley (Seventy Acre Wood)SK26Y23/06/20053Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Buxton SK, UKSK07S10/05/20041Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hopton Wood Quarry (site not precise)SK25M25/05/19951Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clough Wood,Darley DaleSK26K27/04/19931Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Mapperley NR, Mapperley, IlkestonSK44G07/06/19811Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Lathkill Dale, Haddon Grove, BakewellSK16Y25/05/19701Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Beeley Moor, Beeley (site not precise)SK26Z18/05/19051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Troway Wood, FordSK37Z18/05/19054Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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