Agriphila latistria       Agriphila straminella
63.092 BF1303  –  Crambidae –  Crambinae – Agriphila selasella – Pale Streaked Grass Moth – (Hübner, 1813) 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   >>  Crambidae  >> Crambinae
Other Name/s: Pale-streak Grass-veneer
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: Although superficially resembling Agriphila tristella, this species has the forewing tip more squared, a much reduced facial cone and a whiter longitudinal streak, that is dark edged to one side, and which doesn’t have quite such obvious ‘fingers’ at the rear. 
Distribution:  A species that seems to be expanding its range into Derbyshire. With twenty seven records between 2011 – 2023, it would seem that this species is possibly locally common and maybe overlooked. 
Flight Period: July /  August /  –  On the wing during July – August. Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Will Soar  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 27 July 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: c.26mm
 Food Plant: Grasses.
Recorded dates for Common [Blue code Blue-coded] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.
IMAGES BELOW:  Kings Newton, Derbyshire and Spring Cottage, Overseal – Will Soar©

63.092 BF1303 - Crambidae - Crambinae - Agriphila selasella
Agriphila selasella – King’s Newton – Will Soar
63.092 BF1303 - Crambidae - Crambinae - Agriphila selasella
Agriphila selasella – Spring Cottage, Overseal – Will Soar
63.092 BF1303 - Crambidae - Crambinae - Agriphila selasella
63.092 BF1303 - Crambidae - Crambinae - Agriphila selasella

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Distribution Map for Agriphila selasella

Found 101 records
    ↳ 27 from After 2025
    ↳ 44 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 30 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 – Agriphila selasella

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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: Agriphila selasella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

Shading shows moth presence between dates

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Recordings By Year: Agriphila selasella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Agriphila selasella
AGR: 6.44%   |   Total % Change: 207.4%


CUSUM Analysis: Agriphila selasella
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 9 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 2025, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2021, 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: Agriphila selasella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Agriphila selasella
( 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 - Agriphila selasella – 101 records available

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

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
Findern, DerbyshireSK33A03/08/20256adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ilkeston, DerbyshireSK44K02/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Littleover, DerbySK33G01/08/202513adultvc57_irecords_extract
Littleover, DerbySK33G02/08/202512adultvc57_irecords_extract
Littleover, DerbySK33G02/08/202512adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, DerbyshireSK33A11/08/20254adultvc57_irecords_extract
Wingerworth, DerbyshireSK36Y14/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Wingerworth, DerbyshireSK36Y15/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Shirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z11/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Shirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z13/08/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, DerbyshireSK33A15/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Derby DESK33I14/08/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ilkeston, DerbyshireSK44K15/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, DerbyshireSK33A22/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, DerbyshireSK33A24/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, DerbyshireSK33A27/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ilkeston, DerbyshireSK44K22/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Inkersall gardenSK47G18/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, DerbyshireSK33A17/07/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
LittleoverSK33G11/07/20258adultvc57_irecords_extract
LittleoverSK33G12/07/20253adultvc57_irecords_extract
Shirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z17/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, DerbyshireSK33A23/07/20253adultvc57_irecords_extract
Jim Mart Nature ReserveSK36S26/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Shirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z25/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Staveley DerbyshireSK47H30/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Mickleover gardenSK33C29/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Markham Vale DerbyshireSK47K09/08/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Markham Vale DerbyshireSK47K12/08/202417adultvc57_irecords_extract
Inkersall gardenSK47G15/08/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Markham Vale DerbyshireSK47L26/08/20245adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A09/08/20243adultvc57_irecords_extract
Shirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z19/07/20241Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Markham Vale DerbyshireSK47L10/08/20232adultvc57_irecords_extract
Staveley DerbyshireSK47H11/08/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Staveley DerbyshireSK47H14/08/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Markham Vale , Seymour , DerbyshireSK47L22/08/202310adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern GardenSK33A10/08/20234Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern GardenSK33A11/08/20235Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern GardenSK33A16/08/20233Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern GardenSK33A18/08/20231Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y28/08/20221Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Barrow HillSK47C06/08/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A03/08/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A05/08/20223adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A08/08/20225adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A10/08/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A12/08/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A14/08/20225adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A21/08/20223adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A25/07/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Shirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z13/08/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A02/08/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A11/08/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A13/08/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A23/08/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Wood Lane, Newhall, SwadlincoteSK22V20/08/20211adultDanes_2019-2021
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A02/07/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A14/07/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A19/07/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A26/07/20212adultvc57_irecords_extract
Elvaston Clover CloseSK43B16/08/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Big Moor and Barbrook ReservoirSK27Y20/08/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Woodland AveSK43R09/08/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y26/08/20201Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y14/08/20201Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y07/08/20202Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y12/08/20209Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A07/08/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A26/08/20204adultvc57_irecords_extract
Shirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z31/07/20203adultvc57_irecords_extract
Shirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z11/08/20192adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A02/08/20191adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A17/08/20191adultvc57_irecords_extract
Pleasley Pit CP, PleasleySK46X14/08/20192adultDanes_2019-2021
Welbeck Drive, WingerworthSK36T09/08/20194adultDanes_2019-2021
Shirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z29/07/20191adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A26/07/20193adultvc57_irecords_extract
Carsington Resr (Rangers' Base)SK25K26/07/20191adultDanes_2019-2021
Pleasley Pit CP, PleasleySK46X25/07/20191adultDanes_2019-2021
YoulgraveSK26C17/08/20181adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y19/07/20181Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y18/07/20181Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y17/07/20182Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Norton Lees gardenSK38L05/08/20161not recordedvc57_irecords_extract
Norton Lees gardenSK38L06/08/20161not recordedvc57_irecords_extract
Sheffield, England, United KingdomSK38L06/08/20161Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Jim Mart Nature ReserveSK36S07/08/20151Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z04/08/20141adultvc57_irecords_extract
Wood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V08/08/20141Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
White Knowle Road, BuxtonSK07R10/08/20131adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z08/08/20131adultvc57_irecords_extract
Burnaston (Toyota Plant NR), DerbySK23V20/07/20133Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Mistletoe Farm (fields), TurnditchSK24S03/08/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Chatsworth ParkSK27Q31/07/20112adultvc57_irecords_extract
Bamford St,RipleySK34Z31/07/20112Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Rose Av,ClowneSK57D16/08/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Bristol Rd,IlkestonSK44R05/08/20081Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Bristol Rd,IlkestonSK44R10/08/20071Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Wood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V15/08/19961Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Millers Dale,TideswellSK17M30/07/19611Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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