Pammene argyrana       Pammene rhediella
49.367 BF1236  –  Tortricidae –  Olethreutinae – Pammene fasciana – Acorn Piercer – (Linnaeus, 1761) 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
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: An attractive species which has an overall whitish- blue-grey forewing, with bluish-grey and tawny markings. Head white.
Distribution:  Probably a common species in the county where there is Oak.
Flight Period: June /  July /  August /  –  On the wing during June – August. Moth Activity: Crepuscular   – active in afternoon and evening sunshine and occasionally comes to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Tony Davison  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 21 June 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 13-17mm
 Food Plant: Oak.
Recorded dates for Common [Blue code Blue-coded] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.
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Pammene-fasciana - Tony Davison
Pammene fasciana - 24th July 2024 - Melbourne - Tony Davison

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Distribution Map for Pammene fasciana

Found 103 records
    ↳ 14 from After 2025
    ↳ 52 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 – Pammene fasciana

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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: Pammene fasciana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

Shading shows moth presence between dates

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Recordings By Year: Pammene fasciana
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Pammene fasciana
AGR: 0.31%   |   Total % Change: 7.1%


CUSUM Analysis: Pammene fasciana
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 7 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 2012, 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: Pammene fasciana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Pammene fasciana
( 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 - Pammene fasciana – 103 records available

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

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
Chaddesden GardenSK33T01/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
BelperSK34U10/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Norton Lees, SheffieldSK38L11/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
BelperSK34U11/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Longdendale, Torside grassland and willow carrSK09U13/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Norton Lees, SheffieldSK38L20/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Havercroft RoadSK38L22/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Chaddesden GardenSK33T24/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
BelperSK34N25/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, DerbyshireSK33A25/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
BelperSK34U28/06/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
Midway, Derbys.SK32A30/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Belper, DerbyshireSK34N13/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Belper, DerbyshireSK34N14/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Wingerworth, DerbyshireSK36Y02/08/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Brockwell Chesterfield , Derbyshire.SK37Q04/08/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Mickleover gardenSK33C01/08/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Inkersall gardenSK47G08/08/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Norton Lees, Sheffield (VC)SK38L02/08/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
LittleoverSK33G11/08/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Inkersall gardenSK47G15/07/20242adultvc57_irecords_extract
Brockwell Chesterfield , Derbyshire.SK37Q14/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Inkersall gardenSK47G20/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
BelperSK34N18/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
BelperSK34U19/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Forbes Hole LNRSK43W19/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Melbourne, DerbyshireSK32X23/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Brockwell Chesterfield , Derbyshire.SK37Q24/07/20243adultvc57_irecords_extract
Inkersall gardenSK47G27/07/20242adultvc57_irecords_extract
Brockwell Chesterfield , Derbyshire.SK37Q28/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
BelperSK34U28/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Brockwell Chesterfield , Derbyshire.SK37Q30/07/20243adultvc57_irecords_extract
Mickleover gardenSK33C29/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Chaddesden, DerbySK33T18/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Norton Lees, Sheffield (VC)SK38L29/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Norton Lees, Sheffield (VC)SK38L30/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Norton Lees, Sheffield (VC)SK38L18/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Norton Lees, Sheffield (VC)SK38L28/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Midway, Derbys.SK32A18/07/20243adultvc57_irecords_extract
Woodland AveSK43R18/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Allestree, DerbySK33P24/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Sandiacre GardenSK43T30/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
King's NewtonSK32Y29/07/20249adultvc57_irecords_extract
Brockwell Chesterfield , Derbyshire.SK37Q23/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Mickleover gardenSK33C09/08/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Mickleover gardenSK33C29/07/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F24/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Darwin ForestSK26X27/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Mickleover gardenSK33C25/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Hague Street, Hay meadowSK09G27/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Allestree, Derby, Elm GroveSK34K24/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
EA depotSK43G19/07/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
HathersageSK28F17/07/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
HathersageSK28F29/07/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F06/08/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Woodland AveSK43R20/08/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A02/08/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y05/08/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F13/07/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Woodland AveSK43R18/07/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y07/08/20201Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y12/07/20201Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Wood Lane, Newhall, SwadlincoteSK22V17/07/20201adultDanes_2019-2021
The Mays, Malthouse Lane, FroggattSK27N01/07/20201adultDanes_2019-2021
Melbourne, DerbyshireSK32X23/06/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Kirk Hallam, IlkestonSK44K26/06/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y17/07/20191Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Norton LeesSK38L25/07/20193adultDanes_2019-2021
Norton LeesSK38L16/07/20191adultDanes_2019-2021
Birch ValeSK08I29/06/20191adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y18/07/20181Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y17/07/20181Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Norton Lees gardenSK38L22/08/20161not recordedvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y16/07/20161Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Stretton Handley School - Beresford LnSK36Q24/07/20161Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Norton Lees gardenSK38L21/07/20161not recordedvc57_irecords_extract
Norton Lees gardenSK38L23/07/20161not recordedvc57_irecords_extract
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A06/07/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Shipley Park, Mapperley ResSK44G10/08/20121adultvc57_irecords_extract
Wood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V03/08/20125Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Welbeck Drive,WingerworthSK36T14/08/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Shipley Park (Mapperley Resr), IlkestonSK44G10/08/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Carr WoodSK45A22/07/20121adultvc57_irecords_extract
Carr Wood, RipleySK45A22/07/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Findern Close, BelperSK34P23/07/20129Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Findern Close, BelperSK34P24/07/20127Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
George St,BelperSK34N26/07/20122Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Duffield Rd, Allestree, DerbySK34K27/07/20123Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Chatsworth ParkSK27Q31/07/20112adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden of Whitegates, CodnorSK44E09/07/20101adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y07/07/20101Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A18/07/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Whitegates, CodnorSK44E09/07/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Rosliston (National Forest Centre), SwadlincoteSK21N10/07/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Robin WoodSK32M03/08/20081Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Bristol Rd,IlkestonSK44R10/08/20071Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y13/07/20051Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y13/07/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Spinney Hill,MelbourneSK32X01/08/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley DaleSK26R24/07/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Edgecote Drive,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V21/07/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y16/07/20031Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y16/07/20031Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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