– click for Adult Macro Verification Guidelines
Verification Notes: Easy enough to ID but only 3 records – CAT set to CAT2
– Significant Record / Rare / Vagrant
– easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
Once restricted to the Channel Islands and parts of the south coast, it now seems to be expanding its range rather rapidly. It is still a major rarity this far north and so it is uncertain how this specimen arrived in a garden in Clowne, Derbyshire. A record this year also from Worksop, Notts and one from South Lincolnshire, close to the Notts border. So it is spreading.
Forewing: 28-33mm
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Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 2020 - 2026)
Changes in First and Last Recorded Activity Dates Over Time
This chart presents a time-series summary of recorded observations. It is based on available records at the time of analysis and will evolve as further data are added. The five-year moving average provides a smoothed representation of variation in recorded adult and immature activity over time, helping to illustrate longer-term trends in the earliest and latest recorded dates.
Annual record totals are shown for context; years with fewer records may provide a less complete representation of activity than years with higher recording intensity. Interpretation should consider that apparent trends may reflect both biological change and variation in recording effort.
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Distribution Map for Euplagia quadripunctaria
↳ 3 from 2026+
↳ 3 from 2020 - 2025
↳ 0 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.
NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Euplagia quadripunctaria
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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.
Monthly Records By Year:
Euplagia quadripunctaria
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year:
Euplagia quadripunctaria
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Euplagia quadripunctaria
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Euplagia quadripunctaria
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Euplagia quadripunctaria
AGR: 0% | Total % Change: 0%
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Euplagia quadripunctaria
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Euplagia quadripunctaria
Euplagia quadripunctaria
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 2020-2026.
Records Behind the Map and Charts - Euplagia quadripunctaria – 6 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Recorder | Source | RecordKey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belper | SK34U | 23/08/2026 | 1 | adult | Evans, Dave | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC56328347 |
| Melbourne | SK32X | 12/08/2026 | 1 | adult | Davison, Tony | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC56014547 |
| Findern, Derbyshire | SK33A | 12/08/2026 | 1 | adult | Hallam, Brian | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC56042516 |
| Chaddesden, Derby | SK33T | 31/07/2024 | 1 | Adult | Roome, Martin | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC38327883 |
| Clowne | SK47X | 09/09/2020 | 1 | Adult | Pearson, Marc | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC17825352 |
| Low Rd, Clowne | SK47X | 09/09/2020 | 1 | adult | FLOYDE-SPERRY, Mrs T. | Danes_2019-2021 | 328 |