63.062 BF1332  –  Crambidae –  Scopariinae – Scoparia subfusca – Large Grey – (Haworth, 1811) Adult Micro:  CAT 1 – Distinctive Species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Green –  Rare / Uncommon / Scarce   
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Crambidae  >> Scopariinae
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: One of the plainer looking Scoparia species and very variable. A greyish-white forewing, speckled brownish grey. Generally two pale whitish cross-lines, with an X or an 8 shaped darker marking at two thirds.
Distribution:  Localised but well spread in the county and recorded in small numbers annually.
General Comment: None
Flight Period: May /  June /  July /  August –  On the wing during May – August. Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – sometimes seen during the day Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Will Soar  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 20-27mm
Food Plant: Ox-tongue (Picris hieracioides) & Colt’s-foot (Tussilago).
Last Recorded By – Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area – Not Recorded

Selected Images:  Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Will Soar©



Distribution Map for Scoparia subfusca

Found 105 records
    ↳ 11 from After 2025
    ↳ 23 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 71 from Before 2020
Flying
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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 – Scoparia subfusca

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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: Scoparia subfusca
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

Shading shows moth presence between dates

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Recordings By Year: Scoparia subfusca
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Scoparia subfusca
AGR: 0.8%   |   Total % Change: 18.2%


CUSUM Analysis: Scoparia subfusca
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 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 2009, 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: Scoparia subfusca
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Scoparia subfusca
( 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 - Scoparia subfusca – 105 records available

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

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S31/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Cote Heath Allotments, BuxtonSK07R26/07/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S18/07/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
Buxton (w)SK07R17/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S06/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y30/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Buxton (w)SK07R30/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S30/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Lathkill DaleSK16S11/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
FroggattSK27N07/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L13/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Lower Cromford GardenSK25Y19/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y18/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y28/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G31/05/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ashford Marble MillSK16Z14/05/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Lower Cromford GardenSK25Y09/05/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Moorfield, Wood's CabinSK09L19/07/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L17/07/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G24/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Hague Street, Hay meadowSK09G20/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G17/06/20232adultvc57_irecords_extract
Staveley DerbyshireSK47H11/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G07/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F06/08/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F31/07/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S20/07/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F13/07/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Grin Plantation, BuxtonSK07L09/07/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Thornhill CarrSK18X07/07/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y07/08/20201Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I06/08/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y05/08/20201Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y12/07/20201Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Waingroves WoodsSK44E18/07/20181adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft AveSK07S06/08/20161adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft AveSK07S02/08/20161adultvc57_irecords_extract
Stretton Handley School - Beresford LnSK36Q24/07/20161Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Burbage Valley and Houndkirk MoorSK28Q06/06/20161adultvc57_irecords_extract
Waingroves Wood Moth and Bat EventSK44E08/08/20151adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z30/06/20151adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft AveSK07S30/07/20141adultvc57_irecords_extract
Firestone Lane, MatlockSK36G25/07/20141adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z26/07/20132adultvc57_irecords_extract
Buxton SK, UKSK07S25/07/20131Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z15/06/20131adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z04/06/20131adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z19/08/20121adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z14/08/20121adultvc57_irecords_extract
Bamford St,RipleySK34Z14/08/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z08/08/20121adultvc57_irecords_extract
Bamford St,RipleySK34Z08/08/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Bilberry Wood, AmbergateSK35L02/08/20123Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z01/08/20111adultvc57_irecords_extract
Bamford St,RipleySK34Z01/08/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S31/07/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Buxton SK, UKSK07S03/07/20111Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Biggin Dale, nr HartingtonSK15P28/07/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Buxton SK, UKSK07S02/07/20101Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Biggin Dale, nr HartingtonSK15P12/06/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Dovedale (Staffs side)SK15K01/06/200921Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Wheeldon Av,BelperSK34N24/05/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S15/08/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S05/08/20062Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S04/08/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S03/08/20062Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S28/07/20063Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S26/07/20066Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S24/07/20062Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S23/07/20064Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S21/07/20062Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S20/07/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S19/07/20062Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S18/07/20065Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S17/07/20067Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S16/07/20063Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S12/07/20065Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S11/07/20062Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S05/07/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S03/07/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S30/06/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S24/06/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S23/06/20063Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S17/06/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Spinney Hill,MelbourneSK32X30/07/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S22/07/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S17/07/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S15/07/20055Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S14/07/20057Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S13/07/20052Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S12/07/20053Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S11/07/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S10/07/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Foremark Resr, TicknallSK32H09/07/20054Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S03/07/20053Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S20/06/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Pleasley Pit (Longhedge Ride)SK46Z29/05/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y08/08/20041Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y08/08/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley DaleSK26R22/07/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Edgecote Drive,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V21/07/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Derbyshire Bridge, BuxtonSK07A06/07/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Dowey Lumb NR, DronfieldSK38Q25/07/19971Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Shimmers, Cressbrook, BuxtonSK17R20/07/19961Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Parkway, New MillsSK08D01/06/19931Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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