29.002 BF664  – Late Reveller – Diurnea lipsiella – ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Adult Micro:  CAT 1 – Distinctive species unlikely to be confused with others –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Green –  Rare / Uncommon / Scarce        day-flying – Day-flying
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Chimabachidae
Other Name/s: November Tubic – formally Diurnea phryganella
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  D. fagella
ID pointers: The male forewing is a light brown variably shaded grey and yellowish brown, with an obscure dark spot usually present at two-thirds and a diagonal line from the costa to the tornus. The females have under-developed wings (brachypterous).
Distribution:  (Last record: 13 October 2024 at Long Clough )  –  Formally known as Diurnea phryganella, the status in Derbyshire is uncertain as there appears to be only a handful of records since 1959. What few records there are have all come from the high NW of Derbyshire.
General Comment: None
Flight Period: October /  November –  On the wing October – November. Moth Activity: Cathemeral   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Steve Orridge, Christian Heintzen  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 22-25mm
Food Plant: Oak and Bilberry.
Last Recorded Year: 2024
Last Recorded By – Christian Heintzen
Last Recorded General Area – Long Clough

Selected Images:  Buxton, Derbyshire – Steve Orridge © / Long Clough – Christian Heintzen©

 
 


Occurrence Distribution From All Available Data (Adult & Immature)
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Distribution Map for Diurnea lipsiella

Found 5 records
    ↳ from 2026+
    ↳ 2 from 2020 - 2025
    ↳ 3 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Diurnea lipsiella

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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: Diurnea lipsiella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


First/Last Recorded Dates: Diurnea lipsiella
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Recordings By Year: Diurnea lipsiella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Diurnea lipsiella
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Diurnea lipsiella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Diurnea lipsiella

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 2020-2026.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Diurnea lipsiella – 5 records available

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

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G13/10/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S23/10/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Gardom's Edge, BaslowSK27R12/10/19961Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Gardom's edge, Baslow, DerbysSK27R20/10/19951Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Stonedge, nr Holymoorside (site not precise)SK36N23/10/19711Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

 
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