Agriphila tristella       Agriphila latistria
63.090 BF1306  –  Crambidae –  Crambinae – Agriphila inquinatella – Barred Grass-moth – (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   >>  Crambidae  >> Crambinae
Other Name/s: Barred Grass-veneer
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
ID pointers: Variable – A greyish-creamy or sandy-brown ground colour to the forewing. A fine pale longitudinal streak with usually a small triangular shaped mark in central area. Fine darker lines and a faint cross-line.
Distribution:  A locally distributed species in drier grassy places across the county.
General Comment: None Flight Period: July /  August /  September –  On the wing during July – September. Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – but can be disturbed during the day Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Tony Davison  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 23-29mm
 Food Plant: Various grasses.
Recorded dates for Common [Blue code Blue-coded] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.
Selected Images:  Melbourne, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©

63.090 BF1306 - Crambidae - Crambinae - Agriphila inquinatella
Agriphila inquinatella – Melbourne – Tony Davison
63.090 BF1306 - Crambidae - Crambinae - Agriphila inquinatella


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63.090 BF1306 - Agriphila inquinatella Melbourne, Derbyshire - August 2015 Tony Davison©

Distribution Map for Agriphila inquinatella

Found 194 records
    ↳ 15 from After 2025
    ↳ 32 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 147 from Before 2020
Flying
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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 – Agriphila inquinatella

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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: Agriphila inquinatella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

Shading shows moth presence between dates

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Recordings By Year: Agriphila inquinatella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Agriphila inquinatella
AGR: 3.81%   |   Total % Change: 111.1%


CUSUM Analysis: Agriphila inquinatella
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 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 2021, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2009, 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: Agriphila inquinatella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Agriphila inquinatella
( 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 - Agriphila inquinatella – 194 records available

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

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
Midway, Derbys.SK32A06/09/20255adultvc57_irecords_extract
Midway, Derbys.SK32A04/09/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Markham Vale South Tip PerimeterSK47K02/09/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Inkersall gardenSK47G30/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Midway, Derbys.SK32A24/08/202510adultvc57_irecords_extract
Staveley DerbyshireSK47H15/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
sheffieldSK38M14/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Staveley DerbyshireSK47H10/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Midway, Derbys.SK32A10/08/20257adultvc57_irecords_extract
Staveley DerbyshireSK47H06/08/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
Midway, Derbys.SK32A04/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Staveley DerbyshireSK47H01/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Staveley DerbyshireSK47H22/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Dowstone Clough, Yellow SlacksSK09S17/07/20254adultvc57_irecords_extract
Melbourne, DerbyshireSK32X13/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Midway, Derbys.SK32A26/08/20243adultvc57_irecords_extract
Midway, Derbys.SK32A20/08/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Inkersall gardenSK47G15/08/20242adultvc57_irecords_extract
Markham Vale DerbyshireSK47K12/08/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Midway, Derbys.SK32A10/08/20242adultvc57_irecords_extract
Markham Vale DerbyshireSK47K09/08/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Cown EdgeSK09A09/08/20244adultvc57_irecords_extract
Staveley DerbyshireSK47H07/08/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Brockwell Chesterfield , Derbyshire.SK37Q04/08/20242adultvc57_irecords_extract
Torside Reservoir northeast endSK09U03/08/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Wingerworth, DerbyshireSK36Y02/08/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Brockwell Chesterfield , Derbyshire.SK37Q28/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Brockwell Chesterfield , Derbyshire.SK37Q21/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Woodland AveSK43R03/09/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
High Leas Farm, RiberSK35D26/08/20232adultvc57_irecords_extract
Moorthorpe Dell, Sheffield, England, GBSK48B16/08/20231Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Markham Vale South TipSK47K07/08/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Woodland AveSK43R02/09/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Staveley DerbyshireSK47H01/09/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y27/08/20221Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Barrow HillSK47C06/08/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Staveley DerbyshireSK47H19/07/20224adultvc57_irecords_extract
White Knowle Road, BuxtonSK07R17/07/20221Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Midway, Derbys.SK32A26/08/20212adultvc57_irecords_extract
Midway, Derbys.SK32A10/08/202135adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y03/09/20202Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Woodland AveSK43R01/09/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Woodland AveSK43R28/08/20202adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y26/08/20201Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y24/08/20201Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y24/08/20201Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Midway, Derbys.SK32A08/08/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y22/08/20191Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Wood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V26/08/20164Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z16/08/20162adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z13/08/20167adultvc57_irecords_extract
Wood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V12/08/20165Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Wood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V05/08/20161Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z02/08/20161adultvc57_irecords_extract
Wood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V02/08/20163Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Wood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V29/07/20161Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z28/07/20161adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z22/08/201517adultvc57_irecords_extract
Melbourne, DerbyshireSK32X21/08/20155adultvc57_irecords_extract
Wood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V21/08/201519Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Big Moor and BarbrookSK27Y20/08/20151adultvc57_irecords_extract
Wood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V14/08/20154Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z11/08/20159adultvc57_irecords_extract
Wood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V08/08/20158Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z06/08/20151adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z01/08/20153adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z24/08/20143adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z22/08/20141adultvc57_irecords_extract
Wood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V08/08/201413Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Millers DaleSK17G05/08/20141adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z04/08/20141adultvc57_irecords_extract
biggin daleSK15P01/08/20141adultvc57_irecords_extract
Wood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V01/08/20142Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
HartingtonSK16K31/07/20144Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
biggin dale bigginSK15P30/07/20141adultvc57_irecords_extract
biggin daleSK15P30/07/20141adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z25/07/20141adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z21/07/20141adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z19/07/20141adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z15/07/20141adultvc57_irecords_extract
biggin daleSK15P01/07/20141adultvc57_irecords_extract
Wood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V30/08/20133Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Wood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V23/08/201311Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Wood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V16/08/20134Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z08/08/201310adultvc57_irecords_extract
Wood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V08/08/20134Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z03/08/20135adultvc57_irecords_extract
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A03/08/201324Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Wood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V02/08/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z30/07/20131adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z30/07/20132adultvc57_irecords_extract
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A26/07/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z01/09/20121adultvc57_irecords_extract
Bamford St,RipleySK34Z01/09/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A01/09/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z28/08/20123adultvc57_irecords_extract
Bamford St,RipleySK34Z28/08/20123Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Wood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V24/08/20122Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z19/08/20124adultvc57_irecords_extract
Bamford St,RipleySK34Z19/08/20124Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A18/08/201210Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Wood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V17/08/20123Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z14/08/20121adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z14/08/20121adultvc57_irecords_extract
Bamford St,RipleySK34Z14/08/20122Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z12/08/20124adultvc57_irecords_extract
Bamford St,RipleySK34Z12/08/20124Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z08/08/20121adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z05/08/20121adultvc57_irecords_extract
Bamford St,RipleySK34Z05/08/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Wood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V03/08/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z02/08/20121adultvc57_irecords_extract
Bamford St,RipleySK34Z02/08/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z03/09/20112adultvc57_irecords_extract
Bamford St,RipleySK34Z03/09/20112Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z31/08/20111adultvc57_irecords_extract
Bamford St,RipleySK34Z31/08/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z29/08/20112adultvc57_irecords_extract
DovedaleSK15K29/08/20113Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
DovedaleSK15K29/08/20113Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
DovedaleSK15K29/08/201129Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
DovedaleSK15K29/08/20117Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Bamford St,RipleySK34Z29/08/20112Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z16/08/20111adultvc57_irecords_extract
Bamford St,RipleySK34Z16/08/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z14/08/20113adultvc57_irecords_extract
Bamford St,RipleySK34Z14/08/20113Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z13/08/20115adultvc57_irecords_extract
Bamford St,RipleySK34Z13/08/20115Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z11/08/20115adultvc57_irecords_extract
Bamford St,RipleySK34Z11/08/20115Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
DovedaleSK15K01/08/201122Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
DovedaleSK15K01/08/201123Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
DovedaleSK15K01/08/201124Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
DovedaleSK15K01/08/201153Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
DovedaleSK15K01/08/201144Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
DovedaleSK15K01/08/20116Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A29/07/20114Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
DovedaleSK15K11/07/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
DovedaleSK15K11/07/20114Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
DovedaleSK15K11/07/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
DovedaleSK15K11/07/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
DovedaleSK15K11/07/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
DovedaleSK15K11/07/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A25/06/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Wood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V20/08/20108Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Padley Gorge, Nether PadleySK27P19/08/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z17/08/20101adultvc57_irecords_extract
DovedaleSK15K15/08/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
DovedaleSK15K15/08/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
DovedaleSK15K15/08/20102Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Rose Av,ClowneSK57D10/08/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A07/08/201017Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Rose Av,ClowneSK57D06/08/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A02/08/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
DovedaleSK15K30/07/201011Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
DovedaleSK15K30/07/20107Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Dovedale (stepping stones)SK15K30/07/20104Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
DovedaleSK15K30/07/20104Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
DovedaleSK15K30/07/201026Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
DovedaleSK15K30/07/201026Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
DovedaleSK15K30/07/201014Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
DovedaleSK15K25/07/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
DovedaleSK15K25/07/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
DovedaleSK15K25/07/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
DovedaleSK15K25/07/20102Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Rose Av,ClowneSK57D24/07/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A23/07/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Rose Av,ClowneSK57D21/07/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A18/07/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Midway, Derbys.SK32A08/08/20094adultvc57_irecords_extract
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A08/08/20094Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Midway, Derbys.SK32A25/07/20093adultvc57_irecords_extract
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A25/07/20093Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Bristol Rd,IlkestonSK44R28/08/20082Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A15/08/20086Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A01/08/20082Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A26/07/20081Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Glossop (Shire Hill Quarry)SK09M22/07/20081Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A21/08/20072Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Main St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y03/09/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Edgecote Drive,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V25/08/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A15/08/20063Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Wood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V11/08/20062Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Edgecote Drive,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V08/08/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Edgecote Drive,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V07/08/20062Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A04/08/200621Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A28/07/200614Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A21/07/20063Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Wood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V06/09/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Westfield Rd, SwadlincoteSK22V10/08/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Westfield Rd, SwadlincoteSK22V09/08/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Westfield Rd, SwadlincoteSK22V02/08/20052Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Church St,Holloway,MatlockSK35I30/07/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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