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– Generally Common / Widespread
– easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.ID pointers: A grey-brown moth that rests with slightly rounded wings open and flat. Has four distinct blotches along the leading edge of the forewing, with the inner and outer spurring off weak cross-lines.
Distribution: Resident, widely distributed and fairly common but local in lowland Derbyshire. It is most common in ancient woods south of the Trent Valley and in scattered areas of the Derwent Valley. Not recorded in the northern areas of the county.
General Comment: None *** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Forewing: 13-16mm
Blue-coded] moths are not stored on the website at this current time. Selected Images: Foremark Reservoir, Derbyshire – Images by Tony Davison ©
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Distribution Map for Aethalura punctulata
Found 108 records
↳ 14 from After 2025
↳ 24 from 2020 - 2024
↳ 70 from Before 2020
↳ 14 from After 2025
↳ 24 from 2020 - 2024
↳ 70 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 – Aethalura punctulata
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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:
Aethalura punctulata
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year: Aethalura punctulata
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Aethalura punctulata
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Aethalura punctulata
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Aethalura punctulata
AGR: 2.66% | Total % Change: 92.9%
CUSUM Analysis: Aethalura punctulata
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 8 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 10 (October) 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 2025, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2007, 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: Aethalura punctulata
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Aethalura punctulata
Aethalura punctulata
( 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 - Aethalura punctulata – 108 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long Clough, Herod Clough | SK09G | 24/05/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Longdendale, Wildboar Clough Woodland | SK09U | 20/05/2025 | 7 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Markham Vale South Tip , Derbyshire | SK47K | 18/05/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long Clough | SK09G | 17/05/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Mellor | SJ98Z | 13/05/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Longdendale, Torside grassland and willow carr | SK09U | 12/05/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Froggatt, Hope Valley | SK27N | 10/05/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long Clough | SK09G | 03/05/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Cromford Moor | SK25X | 01/05/2025 | 6 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Hall Wood, Carsington | SK25R | 30/04/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Inkersall garden | SK47G | 28/04/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Allestree, Derby | SK33P | 26/04/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long Clough | SK09G | 24/04/2025 | 3 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long Clough | SK09G | 22/04/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Longdendale, Wildboar Clough | SK09U | 19/05/2024 | 4 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Glossop, Shire Hill, south | SK09M | 16/05/2024 | 6 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long Clough | SK09G | 15/05/2024 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Glossop, The Twitchlings | SK09K | 11/05/2024 | 2 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long Clough | SK09G | 10/05/2024 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Longdendale, Wildboar Clough | SK09U | 09/05/2024 | 16 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long Clough | SK09G | 02/05/2024 | 5 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Lower Cromford Garden | SK25Y | 30/04/2024 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long Clough | SK09G | 30/04/2024 | 2 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long Clough | SK09G | 21/04/2024 | 3 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Staveley Derbyshire | SK47H | 12/04/2024 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Markham Vale , Seymour , Derbyshire | SK47L | 11/04/2024 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Longdendale, Wildboar Clough | SK09U | 28/05/2023 | 3 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Hathersage, Derbyshire, UK | SK28F | 27/05/2023 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long Clough | SK09G | 27/05/2023 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long Clough | SK09G | 16/05/2023 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Glossop, Gnat Hole Rough Fields | SK09L | 14/05/2023 | 2 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long Clough | SK09G | 08/05/2023 | 4 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long Clough | SK09G | 03/05/2023 | 3 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Upper Cromford Garden | SK25Y | 01/05/2023 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Hathersage, Derbyshire, UK | SK28F | 16/04/2022 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Birch Vale | SK08I | 29/05/2020 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Birch Vale | SK08I | 20/05/2020 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Station Road, Darley Dale | SK26R | 26/04/2020 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Birch Vale | SK08I | 10/06/2017 | 2 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Birch Vale | SK08I | 24/05/2017 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Yew Tree Farm | SK36H | 03/06/2016 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley Dale | SK26R | 31/05/2013 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley Dale | SK26R | 31/05/2013 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley Dale | SK26R | 29/05/2012 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley Dale | SK26R | 29/05/2012 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Clough Wood,Darley Dale | SK26K | 25/05/2012 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Clough Wood,Darley Dale | SK26K | 25/05/2012 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley Dale | SK26R | 24/05/2012 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley Dale | SK26R | 24/05/2012 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Clough Wood,Darley Dale | SK26K | 06/05/2011 | 4 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Clough Wood,Darley Dale | SK26K | 22/04/2011 | 6 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Wirestone, Slack, Matlock | SK36G | 16/04/2011 | 4 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley Dale | SK26R | 08/04/2011 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley Dale | SK26R | 07/04/2011 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley Dale | SK26R | 06/06/2010 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Millstone Edge,Hathersage | SK28K | 04/06/2010 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Elm Wood,Derby | SK33R | 22/05/2010 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Carvers Rocks (old toilet block area), Hartshorne, Swadlincote | SK32G | 10/05/2008 | 4 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley Dale | SK26R | 20/05/2007 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Spinney Hill,Melbourne | SK32X | 07/07/2006 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Mercaston Marsh, Mercaston, Brailsford | SK24R | 17/06/2006 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley Dale | SK26R | 12/06/2006 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Church St,Holloway,Matlock | SK35I | 07/06/2006 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley Dale | SK26R | 11/05/2006 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Bow Wood,Holloway,Matlock | SK35D | 11/05/2006 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley Dale | SK26R | 09/05/2006 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Ault Hucknall,Glapwell | SK46S | 16/08/2005 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Shipley Park (Cinder Hill), Shipley, Ilkeston | SK44H | 02/07/2005 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Shipley Park (Cinder Hill), Shipley, Ilkeston | SK44H | 02/07/2005 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Church St,Holloway,Matlock | SK35I | 07/06/2004 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Ault Hucknall,Glapwell | SK46S | 05/06/2004 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Clough Wood/Darley Bridge | SK26Q | 28/05/2004 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| FOREMARK RESERVOIR | SK32H | 22/05/2004 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Foremark Res (Visitor's Centre),Ticknall | SK32G | 22/05/2004 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Carvers Rocks, Hartshorne, Swadlincote | SK32G | 15/05/2004 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Blacka Moor, Dore, Sheffield | SK28V | 08/05/2001 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Blacka Moor, Dore, Sheffield | SK28V | 08/05/2001 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley Dale | SK26R | 08/05/2000 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley Dale | SK26R | 08/05/2000 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Elvaston Park, Derby | SK43B | 02/05/1997 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Elvaston Park, Derby | SK43B | 02/05/1997 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Carvers Rocks, Hartshorne, Swadlincote | SK32G | 14/04/1997 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Carvers Rocks, Hartshorne, Swadlincote | SK32G | 14/04/1997 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Dorothy Ave, Sandiacre | SK43T | 08/05/1994 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Elvaston Park, Derby | SK43B | 22/05/1993 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Pond House, Mapperley Res, Ilkeston | SK44G | 14/05/1992 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Pond House, Mapperley Res, Ilkeston | SK44G | 14/05/1992 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Whitwell Wood,Whitwell | SK57J | 30/05/1990 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Whitwell Wood,Whitwell,Worksop | SK57J | 30/05/1990 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Shipley Wood, Shipley Park | SK44L | 24/05/1985 | 2 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Matlock (Teacher Training College) | SK36A | 31/05/1982 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Crich Chase, Ambergate (site not precise) | SK35L | 28/05/1982 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Shipley Wood, Shipley Park | SK44L | 21/05/1982 | 3 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Crich Chase, Ambergate (site not precise) | SK35L | 20/05/1982 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Shipley Wood, Shipley Park | SK44L | 07/05/1982 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Carvers Rocks NR, Hartshorne, Swadlincote (site not precise) | SK32G | 13/06/1981 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Shipley Wood, Shipley Park, Ilkeston | SK44L | 04/06/1981 | 3 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Clough Wood,Darley Dale | SK26K | 27/05/1981 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Clough Wood,Darley Dale | SK26K | 24/05/1981 | 1 | Larvae | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Drummond Rd, Ilkeston | SK44R | 22/05/1981 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Clough Wood (near stream), Darley Dale | SK26K | 01/05/1981 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Carvers Rocks NR, Hartshorne, Swadlincote (site not precise) | SK32G | 03/06/1980 | 2 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Carvers Rocks NR, Hartshorne, Swadlincote (site not precise) | SK32G | 30/05/1980 | 3 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Carvers Rocks NR,Hartshorne,Swadlincote | SK32G | 18/05/1979 | 4 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Field Studies Building, Drakelow Nature Trail | SK21J | 04/06/1977 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Field Close, Hilton, Burton on Trent | SK23K | 13/06/1976 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Field Studies Building, Drakelow Nature Trail | SK21J | 09/05/1976 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| The Old Manse, Ault Hucknall, Glapwell | SK46S | 06/07/1968 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |