62.021 BF1441  –  Pyralidae –  Phycitinae – Oncocera semirubella – Rosy Knot-horn – (Scopoli, 1763) Adult Micro:  CAT 1 – Distinctive species unlikely to be confused with others –       Leaf-miner:  CAT A – Recorded accepted without the leaf or a photo –       Larval Case:  C1 – Distinctive Species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Black – Uncertain/Unknown – Insufficient Data       orange – Migrant
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Pyralidae  >> Phycitinae
Other Name/s: Rosy-striped Knot-horn, Rhubarb & Custard
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: Unmistakeable, with pink and yellow forewings that sometimes show a whitish stripe along the leading edge.
Distribution:  (First record: 17 July 2024 at Ambaston Gravel Pits )  –  (Last record: 22 July 2025 at Staveley )  –  A new species to Derbyshire & VC57, when one was attracted to a light trap at Ambaston Gravel Pits overnight on 17th July 2024 by Martin Roome. Possible immigrant or range expansion into the south of the county? A second record came from Sandiacre on 1st August 2024 by Paul Buxton. A third record from Wingerworth on 3rd August 2024 by Jim Windle. The 4th & 5th Records were recorded on 30th June 2025 from Findern & Chaddesden. 6th record came from Staveley 22/7/2025.
General Comment: None
Flight Period: June /  July –  On the wing during June & July. Moth Activity: Nocturnal  Crepuscular   – active in afternoon and evening sunshine and occasionally comes to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Martin Roome, Paul Buxton, Jim Windle; Brian Hallam, Martin Roome  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 17 December 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 17-29mm
Food Plant: Bird’s-foot Trefoil (Lotus) and Clover (Trifolium).
Last Recorded Year: 2025
Last Recorded By – Sid Morris
Last Recorded General Area – Staveley

Selected Images:  Ambaston Gravel Pits, Derbyshire – Martin Roome © / Sandiacre, Derbyshire – Paul Buxton© / Findern (2025) – Brian Hallam© / Chaddesden (2025) – Martin Roome©



Distribution Map for Oncocera semirubella

Found 8 records
    ↳ from 2026+
    ↳ 8 from 2020 - 2025
    ↳ from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Oncocera semirubella

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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: Oncocera semirubella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

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Recordings By Year: Oncocera semirubella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Oncocera semirubella
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Oncocera semirubella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Oncocera semirubella
( 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 2020-2026.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Oncocera semirubella – 8 records available

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

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
Staveley DerbyshireSK47H22/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Aston-on-Trent, DerbyshireSK43A10/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, DerbyshireSK33A04/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, DerbyshireSK33A30/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Chaddesden, DerbySK33T30/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Wingerworth, DerbyshireSK36Y13/08/20241Adultvc57_irecords_extract
SandiacreSK43S01/08/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
ambaston gravel pitsSK43F17/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract

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