70.254 BF1933  –  Geometridae –  Ennominae – Agriopis aurantiaria – Scarce Umber –  (Hübner, 1799) Adult Macro:  CAT 1 – Distinctive species unlikely to be confused with others –       PDF Icon – click for Adult Macro Verification Guidelines

Blue –  Generally Common / Widespread   
Taxonomy:   Macro   >>  Geometridae  >> Ennominae
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: Another triangular shaped geometrid that rests with wings open and flat. The ground colour is a bright orange with at least three dark brown cross-lines running through the forewing. The hind-wing is a plain straw colour. There are usually a number of obscure dark dots running along the trailing edge of the forewing. The female is wingless.
Distribution:  A resident that is widely distributed and locally common in Derbyshire. Favours woodland throughout the county, especially the old oak woodlands in the south.
Flight Period: October /  November /  December /  –  On the wing October – December Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Tony Davison  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 27-35mm
Forewing: 17-21mm
Food Plant: Deciduous trees.
Recorded dates for Common [Blue code Blue-coded] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.

Selected Images:  Foremark Reservoir and Melbourne, Derbyshire – Images by Tony Davison ©



Distribution Map for Agriopis aurantiaria

Found 210 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 77 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 133 from Before 2020
Flying
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Agriopis aurantiaria

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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: Agriopis aurantiaria
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

Shading shows moth presence between dates

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Recordings By Year: Agriopis aurantiaria
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Agriopis aurantiaria
AGR: 2.2%   |   Total % Change: 64.8%


CUSUM Analysis: Agriopis aurantiaria
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 6 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 2008, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2004, 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: Agriopis aurantiaria
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Agriopis aurantiaria
( 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 - Agriopis aurantiaria – 210 records available

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

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
upper cromford gardenSK25Y01/12/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I13/12/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Old Park Plantation, BeeleySK26U03/11/20241Adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y05/11/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
BelperSK34N06/11/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y07/11/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
MellorSJ98Z02/11/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
MellorSJ98Z05/11/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
GrindlefordSK27I10/11/20241Adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y13/11/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ilkeston, DerbyshireSK44K15/11/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Blacka MoorSK28Q14/11/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I24/11/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Longdendale, Wildboar Clough WoodlandSK09U01/11/202445adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L02/11/20242adultvc57_irecords_extract
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G04/11/202416adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Hague Street, Hay meadowSK09G05/11/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G15/11/20244adultvc57_irecords_extract
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G24/11/20244adultvc57_irecords_extract
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G29/11/20245adultvc57_irecords_extract
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G30/11/20245adultvc57_irecords_extract
HathersageSK28F01/11/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
HathersageSK28F15/11/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
High Leas Farm, RiberSK35D02/11/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
BelperSK34N30/10/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G31/10/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G07/12/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Longdendale, Wildboar CloughSK09U08/12/20233adultvc57_irecords_extract
Crich DE, UKSK35L16/11/20231Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I20/11/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Lower Cromford GardenSK25Y07/11/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G03/11/20236adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, The TwitchlingsSK09K05/11/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G08/11/20236adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L10/11/20232adultvc57_irecords_extract
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G14/11/20239adultvc57_irecords_extract
Longdendale, Wildboar CloughSK09U16/11/20236adultvc57_irecords_extract
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G18/11/202329adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Shire Hill, southSK09M20/11/20232adultvc57_irecords_extract
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G22/11/20239adultvc57_irecords_extract
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G23/11/20232adultvc57_irecords_extract
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G01/12/20223adultvc57_irecords_extract
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G02/12/20224adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F11/11/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ninelands RoadSK28F12/11/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ninelands RoadSK28F13/11/20225adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F25/11/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Meadowhead, Sheffield, England, GBSK38K27/11/20221Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A15/11/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A19/11/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Mickleover gardenSK33C25/11/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G03/11/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, The TwitchlingsSK09K05/11/20223adultvc57_irecords_extract
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G13/11/202222adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Shawmoor PlantationSK09F14/11/20227adultvc57_irecords_extract
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G22/11/20226adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, The TwitchlingsSK09K25/11/20223adultvc57_irecords_extract
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G26/11/202215adultvc57_irecords_extract
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G30/11/20224adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F28/10/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G31/10/20224adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I03/12/20212Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I17/12/20211Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Darley DaleSK26X13/11/20211Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y09/11/20211Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I13/11/20211Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I19/11/20211Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F11/11/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I06/11/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I08/11/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I17/11/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I20/11/20203adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A09/11/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A23/11/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Station Road, Darley DaleSK26R08/11/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
HathersageSK28F14/11/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
HathersageSK28F09/11/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Back Lane, GlapwellSK46T26/11/20191adultDanes_2019-2021
Ashford In the Water (Marble Mill)SK16Z25/11/20191adultDanes_2019-2021
Birch ValeSK08I16/11/20181adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I08/11/20181adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I15/11/20187adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I08/11/20171adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I10/11/20171adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I14/11/20171adultvc57_irecords_extract
Jim Mart Nature ReserveSK36S29/10/20161Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Pleasley Pit CP, PleasleySK46X07/11/20151Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Hillside, Findern, DerbySK33A11/11/20151Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Back Lane, GlapwellSK46T06/11/20151Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
DRONFIELD WOODHOUSESK37J01/11/20141adultvc57_irecords_extract
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R01/12/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Church St,Holloway,MatlockSK35I03/12/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R01/12/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R01/11/20138Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R03/11/20133Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R06/11/20137Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R08/11/20138Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R11/11/201314Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R16/11/20133Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R17/11/20134Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R27/11/20134Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R08/11/20138Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Macclesfield Rd, Whaley BridgeSK08A11/11/20131Larvaevc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R11/11/201314Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R16/11/20133Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R17/11/20134Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R01/11/20138Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R03/11/20133Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R06/11/20137Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R27/11/20134Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R27/10/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R27/10/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Princes Rd, ChinleySK08L03/11/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R14/11/20123Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R14/11/20123Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley DaleSK26R28/10/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley DaleSK26R23/10/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N30/10/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N30/10/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Buxton SK, UKSK07S10/11/20111Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Dronfield WoodhouseSK37J10/11/20112adultvc57_irecords_extract
The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley DaleSK26R09/11/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N12/11/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N13/11/201114Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N12/11/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Mays,Malthouse Lane,FroggattSK27N13/11/201114Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Unthank (Burrs Wood), HolmesfieldSK37C18/11/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Brierley Wood,UnstoneSK37S26/11/200821Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R07/11/20043Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R07/11/20043Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
FOREMARK RESERVOIRSK32G03/12/20032adultvc57_irecords_extract
Carvers Rocks, Hartshorne, SwadlincoteSK32G02/12/20032Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
FOREMARK RESERVOIRSK32H18/11/20033adultvc57_irecords_extract
The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley DaleSK26R15/11/20031Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley DaleSK26R16/11/20031Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R16/11/20031Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley DaleSK26R18/11/20031Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Foremark Resr, TicknallSK32H18/11/20033Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Foremark Resr, TicknallSK32H18/11/20033Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Lings Close,IlkestonSK44S01/12/20021Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R21/12/20011Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R21/11/20012Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R04/11/20013Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R08/11/20011Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R09/11/20013Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R03/11/20011Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R12/11/20011Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R14/11/20012Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R17/11/20013Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R18/11/20012Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R19/11/20014Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R20/11/20015Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R12/11/19991Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Cotmanhay,IlkestonSK44S23/11/19971Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Bridge Inn, Cotmanhay, IlkestonSK44S23/11/19951Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Bridge Inn, Cotmanhay, IlkestonSK44S23/11/19951Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Field,Shipley,IlkestonSK44M04/11/19943Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Field,Shipley,IlkestonSK44M04/11/19943Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Woodlands, Combs, Chapel en le FrithSK07P06/11/19921Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Cross Green Cottages,Flint Lane,South DarleySK26Q15/11/19921Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Hey Wood, Little HayfieldSK08J17/11/19911Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Woodlands, Combs, Chapel en le FrithSK07P12/11/19901Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Woodlands, Combs, Chapel en le FrithSK07P11/11/19891Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Johnnygate, Barlow, ChesterfieldSK37C03/12/19881Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Johnnygate, Barlow, ChesterfieldSK37C03/12/19881Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Johnnygate, Barlow, ChesterfieldSK37C05/11/19881Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Johnnygate, Barlow, ChesterfieldSK37C12/11/19881Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Johnnygate, Barlow, ChesterfieldSK37C19/11/19881Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Johnnygate, Barlow, ChesterfieldSK37C05/11/19881Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Johnnygate, Barlow, ChesterfieldSK37C12/11/19881Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Johnnygate, Barlow, ChesterfieldSK37C19/11/19881Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Shardlow Hall, Shardlow, Long EatonSK43F02/12/19851Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Shardlow Hall, Shardlow, Long EatonSK43F02/12/19851Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Lings Close,IlkestonSK44S17/11/19841Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Matlock (Teacher Training College)SK36A17/11/19832Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Matlock (Teacher Training College)SK36A06/11/19831Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Carvers Rocks,HartshorneSK32G02/11/19811Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Matlock (Teacher Training College)SK36A09/11/19811Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Shardlow Hall, Shardlow, Long EatonSK43F14/11/19811Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Shipley Wood, Shipley Park, IlkestonSK44L17/11/19812Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Shardlow Hall, Shardlow, Long EatonSK43F14/11/19811Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Shipley Wood, Shipley Park, IlkestonSK44L17/11/19811Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X09/11/19801Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X10/11/19801Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X11/11/19801Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X18/11/19801Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X20/11/19801Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X22/11/19801Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X23/11/19801Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X03/10/19801Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X01/11/19791Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X02/11/19794Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X03/11/19792Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X17/11/19791Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Shardlow Hall, Shardlow, Long EatonSK43F18/11/19792Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Upper Booth, EdaleSK08X27/11/19793Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Shardlow Hall, Shardlow, Long EatonSK43F18/11/19792Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Shardlow Hall, Shardlow, Long EatonSK43F15/10/19791Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Shardlow Hall, Shardlow, Long EatonSK43F15/10/19791Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Shardlow Hall, Shardlow, Long EatonSK43F03/11/19781Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Shardlow Hall, Shardlow, Long EatonSK43F05/11/19781Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Shardlow Hall, Shardlow, Long EatonSK43F03/11/19781Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Shardlow Hall, Shardlow, Long EatonSK43F05/11/19781Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Clough Wood,Darley DaleSK26K16/11/19761Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Field Close, Hilton, Burton on TrentSK23K20/11/19761Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Hardwick Wood, Wingerworth (site not precise)SK36S04/12/19711Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Broomridding Wood, Pilsley, Tibshelf (site not precise)SK46H21/11/19703Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Broomridding Wood, Pilsley, Tibshelf (site not precise)SK46H02/11/19706Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Engine Hollow, BarlowSK37M10/11/19701Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Gleadless area, Sheffield (site not precise)SK38V01/05/19691Larvaevc57_danes_bc_data

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