Tinea semifulvella       Niditinea fuscella
12.033 BF247  –  Tineidae –  Tineinae – Tinea trinotella – Triple-spotted Nest Moth – (Thunberg, 1794) Adult Micro:  CAT 1 – Distinctive Species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Blue –  Generally Common / Widespread   
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Tineidae  >> Tineinae
Other Name/s: Bird’s-nest Moth
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: Yellow head and forewing a greyish-yellow with three black dots and a fine blackish-brown line along the costs from the base to about a third
Distribution:  Reasonably common and widely distributed in the county. Larvae often found in birds nests
General Comment: None Flight Period: April /  May /  June /  July /  August /  September –  Two generations – On the wing in April – May and June – September  Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Will Soar, Steve Orridge, Tony Davison  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 12-18mm
 Food Plant: Birds nests feeding on detritus and food remains
Recorded dates for Common [Blue code Blue-coded] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.
Selected Images:  Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Will Soar © – Buxton – Steve Orridge ©, Tony Davison ©

12.033 BF247 - Tineidae - Tineinae - Tinea trinotella
Tinea trinotella – Triple-spotted Nest Moth
12.033 BF247 - Tineidae - Tineinae - Tinea trinotella
Tinea trinotella – Triple-spotted Nest Moth
Tinea trinotella - Tony Davison
Tinea trinotella – Triple-spotted Nest Moth
12.033 BF247 - Tineidae - Tineinae - Tinea trinotella
12.033 BF247 - Tineidae - Tineinae - Tinea trinotella
Tinea trinotella - Tony Davison

 
 

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Distribution Map for Tinea trinotella

Found 192 records
    ↳ 30 from After 2025
    ↳ 56 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 106 from Before 2020
Flying
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

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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 – Tinea trinotella

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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: Tinea trinotella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

Shading shows moth presence between dates

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Recordings By Year: Tinea trinotella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Tinea trinotella
AGR: -0.97%   |   Total % Change: -20%


CUSUM Analysis: Tinea trinotella
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 2 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 2014, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2005, 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: Tinea trinotella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Tinea trinotella
( 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 - Tinea trinotella – 192 records available

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

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
BelperSK34U15/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Norton Lees, SheffieldSK38L12/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Belper, DerbyshireSK34N18/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Allestree, DerbySK33P14/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Midway, Derbys.SK32A13/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
LittleoverSK33G12/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Shirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z11/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Belper, DerbyshireSK34N11/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Belper, DerbyshireSK34N09/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Midway, Derbys.SK32A08/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Chaddesden GardenSK33T03/07/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
Allestree, DerbySK33P02/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Old Marble Mill, Ashford in the WaterSK16Z01/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Allestree, DerbySK33P01/07/20253adultvc57_irecords_extract
Allestree, DerbySK33P30/06/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
Midway, Derbys.SK32A30/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Chaddesden GardenSK33T29/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Chaddesden GardenSK33T24/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y12/05/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
Staveley garden SYASK47H12/05/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y11/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Markham Vale DerbyshireSK47K11/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Derby DESK33I11/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
BelperSK34U01/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Sandiacre GardenSK43T01/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Staveley DerbyshireSK47H30/04/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
BelperSK34N30/04/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Mickleover gardenSK33C30/04/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Sandiacre GardenSK43T30/04/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
BelperSK34U11/04/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Melbourne, DerbyshireSK32X27/08/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Midway, Derbys.SK32A27/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Mickleover gardenSK33C19/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Mickleover gardenSK33C18/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I09/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y26/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Staveley DerbyshireSK47H19/05/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Staveley DerbyshireSK47H17/05/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Woodland AveSK43R17/05/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Allestree, DerbySK33P12/05/20242adultvc57_irecords_extract
King's NewtonSK32Y12/05/20243adultvc57_irecords_extract
Shirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z11/05/20241Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Brockwell Chesterfield , Derbyshire.SK37Q08/05/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Woodland AveSK43R28/07/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Shirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z22/06/20231Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft AveSK07S21/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Belper GardenSK34P17/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Rolls Royce Duffield Bank House, Duffield.SK34L13/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
SandiacreSK43T11/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Belper GardenSK34P11/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Marlborough Road, Long Eaton, DerbysSK43X10/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Long Eaton - Marlborough RoadSK43X10/06/20231Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern GardenSK33A10/06/20231Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Belper GardenSK34P09/06/20232adultvc57_irecords_extract
Belper GardenSK34P03/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F01/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Belper GardenSK34P28/05/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Belper GardenSK34P27/05/20232adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern GardenSK33A25/05/20231Adultvc57_irecords_extract
BelperSK34U24/05/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
BelperSK34N24/05/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
QuarndonSK34F22/05/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Staveley DerbyshireSK47H14/05/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Staveley DerbyshireSK47H19/07/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Woodland AveSK43R16/07/20221Adultvc57_irecords_extract
SandiacreSK43T22/05/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
SandiacreSK43T17/05/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Allestree, DerbySK33P15/05/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y01/05/20221Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F10/08/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Woodland AveSK43R20/07/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Woodland AveSK43R18/07/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Woodland AveSK43R11/06/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F09/06/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Allestree, DerbySK33P08/06/20212adultvc57_irecords_extract
Allestree, DerbySK33P02/06/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Midway, Derbys.SK32A01/06/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Woodland AveSK43R09/05/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y07/08/20201Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Woodland AveSK43R29/07/20202adultvc57_irecords_extract
Allestree, DerbySK33P22/07/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Woodland AveSK43R21/07/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Shirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z29/05/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Allestree, DerbySK33P26/05/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
DRONFIELD WOODHOUSESK37J20/05/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Midway, Derbys.SK32A19/05/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y17/07/20191Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F25/06/20191adultvc57_irecords_extract
DRONFIELD WOODHOUSESK37J18/06/20191adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y19/07/20181Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y18/07/20181Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y17/07/20181Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y06/06/20181Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Shirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z03/06/20181adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y07/09/20171Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y31/05/20171Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y27/06/20161Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Shirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z07/06/20162adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y09/07/20151Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Wood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V25/07/20142Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Old Manse, Ault Hucknall, GlapwellSK46S27/07/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Old Manse, Ault Hucknall, GlapwellSK46S09/07/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Old Manse, Ault Hucknall, GlapwellSK46S18/06/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Church St,Holloway,MatlockSK35I12/04/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Lancaster Ave,SandiacreSK43S03/08/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Wood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V29/06/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Duffield Rd, Allestree, DerbySK34K19/06/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Welbeck Drive,WingerworthSK36T18/06/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A09/06/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Duffield Rd, Allestree, DerbySK34K06/06/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y01/06/20122Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y01/06/20122Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Carr WoodSK45A26/05/20123adultvc57_irecords_extract
Carr Wood, RipleySK45A26/05/20123Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z22/05/20121adultvc57_irecords_extract
Bamford St,RipleySK34Z22/05/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Wood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V05/08/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A29/07/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Duffield Rd, Allestree, DerbySK34K14/06/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley DaleSK26R15/05/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Duffield Rd, Allestree, DerbySK34K10/05/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R08/05/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z06/05/20111adultvc57_irecords_extract
Wood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V06/05/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Bamford St,RipleySK34Z06/05/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A02/08/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Dronfield WoodhouseSK37J04/06/20101adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hardhurst Rd, Alvaston, DerbySK33W28/05/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Hardhurst Rd, Alvaston, DerbySK33W23/05/20102Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Elm Wood,DerbySK33R22/05/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Hardhurst Rd, Alvaston, DerbySK33W22/05/20109Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Hardhurst Rd, Alvaston, DerbySK33W20/05/20104Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Hardhurst Rd, Alvaston, DerbySK33W19/05/20107Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y15/07/20091Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S13/06/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Newboundmill Lane,PleasleySK56C28/05/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A12/07/20081Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A10/05/20082Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A09/05/20081Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S06/08/20071Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S17/06/20072Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y11/06/20071Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S03/06/20071Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A02/06/20074Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A01/06/20071Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A24/09/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Edgecote Drive,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V07/08/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Edgecote Drive,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V05/08/20062Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Edgecote Drive,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V04/08/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A04/08/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A28/07/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A24/06/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A16/06/20063Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A10/06/20064Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Wood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V13/05/20062Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y01/08/20051Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y01/08/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Edgecote Drive,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V08/09/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Spinney Hill,MelbourneSK32X06/08/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A31/07/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A30/07/20042Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y27/07/20041Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y27/07/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A24/07/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A21/07/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y13/07/20041Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y13/07/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y13/06/20041Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y13/06/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Edgecote Drive,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V10/06/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A05/06/20044Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Edgecote Drive,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V04/06/20042Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A04/06/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Edgecote Drive,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V02/06/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Edgecote Drive,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V30/05/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Edgecote Drive,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V29/05/20042Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Wood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V17/05/20043Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Edgecote Drive,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V15/05/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Edgecote Drive,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V14/05/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y13/05/20041Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y13/05/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y06/08/20031Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y06/08/20031Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Wood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V31/05/20031Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Wood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V21/06/20021Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Wood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V09/06/20022Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Wood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V20/06/19981Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Calke Park (Betty's Pool - oaks nr pool), TicknallSK32R11/07/19971Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Elvaston Park, DerbySK43B31/05/19971Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Deerlands Rd, Ashgate, ChesterfieldSK37K01/06/19941Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Deerlands Rd, Ashgate, ChesterfieldSK37K10/06/19921Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Deerlands Rd, Ashgate, ChesterfieldSK37K28/05/19921Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

 
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