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– Uncertain/Unknown – Insufficient Data
– easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.ID pointers: One of the lesser known Pyrausta species. A small triangular shaped moth with the hind-wings and forewings being brownish-black. A narrow white cross-band runs through the forewing and continues into the hind-wing. This can be straight or wavy.
Distribution: Was recorded as a common species in the Derbyshire Dales during the 1900’s. Seems to be under recorded during recent years, but still present, locally in a few of the limestone dales. However, when it is seen, only recorded in very small numbers. Status then, unsure. Nationally a localised species.
*** Last updated on 21 June 2025 by TD ***
Last Recorded By – Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area – Not Recorded
IMAGES BELOW: Hay Dale, Derbyshire – Steve Orridge©
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Distribution Map for Pyrausta cingulata
Found 50 records
↳ 1 from After 2025
↳ 16 from 2020 - 2024
↳ 33 from Before 2020
↳ 1 from After 2025
↳ 16 from 2020 - 2024
↳ 33 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 – Pyrausta cingulata
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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:
Pyrausta cingulata
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year: Pyrausta cingulata
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Pyrausta cingulata
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Pyrausta cingulata
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Pyrausta cingulata
AGR: 0% | Total % Change: 0%
CUSUM Analysis: Pyrausta cingulata
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 16 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.
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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 2011, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2006, 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: Pyrausta cingulata
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Pyrausta cingulata
Pyrausta cingulata
( 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 - Pyrausta cingulata – 50 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gang Mine, Cromford | SK25X | 03/06/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| upper cromford garden | SK25Y | 12/08/2024 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Tansley Dale | SK17S | 10/08/2023 | 2 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Longstone Cliff | SK17W | 03/06/2023 | 3 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Cressbrook Dale, Derbyshire | SK17S | 30/05/2023 | 4 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Derbyshire, UK | SK17D | 03/08/2022 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Derbyshire, UK | SK17I | 27/07/2022 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Hay Dale NNR, Derbyshire, UK | SK17D | 03/06/2022 | 2 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Hartington Meadows | SK16K | 14/05/2022 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom | SK17I | 20/05/2022 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Gang Mine, Middleton | SK25X | 14/07/2021 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Derbyshire, UK | SK17H | 31/07/2021 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| UK, Derbyshire, Cressbrook Dale | SK17S | 04/06/2021 | 2 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Derbyshire, UK | SK17I | 29/05/2021 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Longstone Edge | SK17W | 29/04/2021 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Monk's Dale | SK17H | 19/05/2020 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Monk's Dale | SK17G | 19/05/2020 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Dovedale | SK15K | 01/08/2011 | 4 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Dovedale | SK15K | 01/08/2011 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Dovedale | SK15K | 01/08/2011 | 13 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Dovedale | SK15K | 01/08/2011 | 20 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Dovedale | SK15K | 01/08/2011 | 11 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Dovedale | SK15K | 01/08/2011 | 18 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Dovedale | SK15K | 11/07/2011 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Dovedale, Lin Dale | SK15K | 15/08/2010 | 5 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Dovedale | SK15K | 15/08/2010 | 4 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Dovedale | SK15K | 15/08/2010 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Dovedale | SK15K | 15/08/2010 | 13 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Dovedale (Lin Dale) | SK15K | 15/08/2010 | 5 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Dovedale | SK15K | 15/08/2010 | 3 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Dovedale | SK15K | 15/08/2010 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Dovedale | SK15K | 15/08/2010 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Dovedale | SK15K | 25/07/2010 | 2 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Dovedale | SK15K | 30/07/2010 | 6 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Dovedale | SK15K | 30/07/2010 | 5 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Dovedale (stepping stones) | SK15K | 30/07/2010 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Dovedale | SK15K | 25/07/2010 | 2 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Dovedale | SK15K | 25/07/2010 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Dovedale | SK15K | 30/07/2010 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Dovedale | SK15K | 30/07/2010 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Lathkil Dale | SK16Y | 11/08/2007 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Lathkill Dale (open dale west of main ash woodland), Bakewell | SK16X | 11/08/2007 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Hassop Common (east), Hassop | SK27G | 07/07/2007 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Hassop Common, Hassop | SK27G | 22/05/2007 | 100 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley Dale | SK26R | 26/07/2006 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Flash Lane, Beeley Moor area | SK26X | 08/08/1997 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Far Cross,Cavendish Park,Matlock | SK36A | 08/08/1997 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Hassop, Baslow | SK27G | 17/05/1997 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Coombs Dale,Stoney Middleton | SK27C | 24/06/1995 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Hopton Wood Quarry (site not precise) | SK25M | 07/06/1970 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |