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– Rare / Uncommon / Scarce
– easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.ID pointers: Forewing is a blackish-brown, usually showing one to three white spots in the mid-wing. There is a large mixed black and brown scale tuft at about a third along the dorsum, with a smaller second one about half and two tiny ones towards the apex.
Distribution: (Last record: 7 October 2025 at Glossop ) – From the available data appears to be uncommon but likely to be under-recorded. It should be relatively common on Hogweed.
*** Last updated on 8 October 2025 by TD ***
Last Recorded Year: 2025
Last Recorded By – Christian Heintzen
Last Recorded General Area – Glossop
Selected Images: Cromford, Derbyshire – Clive Ashton© / Allestree – Stephen Plant© / Glossop (2025) Christian Heintzen©
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Distribution Map for Epermenia chaerophyllella
Found 35 records
↳ 9 from After 2025
↳ 4 from 2020 - 2024
↳ 22 from Before 2020
↳ 9 from After 2025
↳ 4 from 2020 - 2024
↳ 22 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.
NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Epermenia chaerophyllella
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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.
Monthly Records By Year:
Epermenia chaerophyllella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year: Epermenia chaerophyllella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Epermenia chaerophyllella
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Epermenia chaerophyllella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Epermenia chaerophyllella
AGR: 0% | Total % Change: 0%
CUSUM Analysis: Epermenia chaerophyllella
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 17 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.
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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 2010, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2024, 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: Epermenia chaerophyllella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Epermenia chaerophyllella
Epermenia chaerophyllella
( 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 - Epermenia chaerophyllella – 35 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| upper cromford garden | SK25Y | 08/07/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| upper cromford garden | SK25Y | 11/07/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Chaddesden Garden | SK33T | 21/06/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Shirland - Hallfieldgate Lane | SK35Z | 08/04/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Allestree, Derby | SK33P | 12/04/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Ilkeston, Derbyshire | SK44K | 12/04/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| rose end meadows | SK25Y | 25/04/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Staveley SYA Garden | SK47H | 21/03/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| King's Newton | SK32Y | 31/03/2025 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Lower Gamesley VC | SK09C | 31/08/2024 | 10 | larva | vc57_irecords_extract |
| upper cromford garden | SK25Y | 31/07/2024 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Belper | SK34U | 16/05/2021 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Woodland Ave | SK43R | 29/03/2021 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Backgarden Marehay | SK34Z | 25/03/2017 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Backgarden Marehay | SK34Z | 29/03/2017 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Backgarden Marehay | SK34Z | 15/07/2014 | 1 | adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Millennium Meadow NR, Duffield | SK34L | 03/05/2014 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Hartshorne Wood, Hartshorne, Swadlincote | SK32G | 30/09/2013 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Millers Dale | SK17G | 03/09/2011 | 1 | Larvae | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Lathkill Dale | SK26D | 04/09/2010 | 1 | Larval Feeding Signs | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Bamford | SK28B | 21/09/2010 | 1 | Larval Feeding Signs | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Hardhurst Rd, Alvaston, Derby | SK33W | 06/04/2010 | 2 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Tissington Trail, Ashbourne | SK14T | 01/10/2009 | 1 | Case | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Midway Rd,Midway,Swadlincote | SK32A | 04/07/2008 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Hague Bar, New Mills | SJ98X | 03/09/2007 | 1 | Larvae | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Mousley Bottom, New Mills | SJ98X | 03/09/2007 | 1 | Larvae | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Carr Vale NR,Bolsover | SK47K | 13/09/2006 | 1 | Larvae | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Edgecote Drive,Newhall,Swadlincote | SK22V | 13/07/2004 | 1 | Adult | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Cheetham, Hill, Mellor | SJ98Z | 02/09/1998 | 1 | Larvae | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Aston Rd, Hope | SK18R | 02/09/1998 | 1 | Larval Mine | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Cataract Bridge, Mellor | SJ98U | 05/09/1998 | 1 | Larvae | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Lydiate, Thornsett, New Mills | SK08D | 18/08/1998 | 1 | Larvae | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Old Hall Lane, Mellor | SJ98U | 19/07/1998 | 1 | Pupae | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Linnet Clough, Mellor | SJ98T | 19/07/1998 | 1 | Pupae | vc57_danes_bc_data |
| Fernhill Rd, Mellor | SJ98U | 30/07/1998 | 1 | Larvae | vc57_danes_bc_data |