73.179 BF2271  –  Noctuidae –  Xyleninae – Tiliacea citrago – Orange Sallow – (Linnaeus, 1758) Adult Macro:  CAT 1 – Distinctive species unlikely to be confused with others –       PDF Icon – click for Adult Macro Verification Guidelines

Green –  Rare / Uncommon / Scarce   
Taxonomy:   Macro   >>  Noctuidae  >> Xyleninae
ID Difficulty:  green  – easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: A broad and pointed forewing that is delicately patterned with orange-red cross lines and veins. The oval and kidney marks are pale centred and also outlined in reddish orange. Ground colour is pale orange. Fairly diagnostic.
Distribution:  (Last record: 29 October 2024 at Cromford )  –  A resident that is uncommon, scarce and locally distributed in Derbyshire. Only recorded in very small numbers each year and seems to occur wherever there are Lime trees in both rural and urban areas. Rarely comes to light, so maybe this is why it is under recorded. 
Flight Period: August /  September /  October /  –  On the wing August – October. Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Tony Davison  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 28-33mm
Forewing: 15-17mm
Food Plant: Lime tree buds and leaves.
Last Recorded Year: October 2024
Last Recorded By – Clive Ashton
Last Recorded General Area – Cromford

Selected Images:  Melbourne, Derbyshire – Tony Davison© – Trapped in 2003 only one I have caught so far. A second individual 10/9/2023



Distribution Map for Tiliacea citrago

Found 100 records
    ↳ 7 from After 2025
    ↳ 20 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 73 from Before 2020
Flying
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Tiliacea citrago

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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: Tiliacea citrago
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

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


CUSUM Analysis: Tiliacea citrago
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 3 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 2010, 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: Tiliacea citrago
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Tiliacea citrago
( 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 - Tiliacea citrago – 100 records available

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

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
Oakwood, Derby, DerbySK33Y02/09/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Dronfield, DerbyshireSK37T30/09/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
sheffieldSK38M13/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Chaddesden, DerbySK33T14/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
sheffieldSK38M16/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
sheffieldSK38M17/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Chaddesden, DerbySK33T25/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y29/10/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
upper cromford gardenSK25Y07/09/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Sandiacre GardenSK43T09/09/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
MellorSJ98Z07/09/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Buxton SK, UKSK07R09/09/20231Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Morley RetreatSK34V06/09/20232adultvc57_irecords_extract
Buxton SK, UKSK07S16/09/20231Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Upper Cromford GardenSK25Y22/09/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft AveSK07S08/09/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y14/09/20221Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Lower Cromford GardenSK25Y12/09/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Lower Cromford GardenSK25Y19/09/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Woodland AveSK43R26/08/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Middleton by WirksworthSK25T26/09/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y06/09/20211Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I16/09/20211Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Middleton by YoulgreaveSK16W30/08/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ninelands RoadSK28F09/10/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Woodland AveSK43R20/09/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A14/09/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Not givenSK36C26/09/20191Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F22/09/20191adultvc57_irecords_extract
BelperSK34N06/09/20191adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S06/09/20192adultDanes_2019-2021
Marlborough Road, Long EatonSK43X17/09/20181adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y25/09/20171Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Back Lane, GlapwellSK46T17/09/20151Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Midway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A05/09/20141Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R02/10/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Buxton SK, UKSK07S17/09/20111Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z28/09/20111adultvc57_irecords_extract
High Tor,Matlock BathSK25Z29/09/20115Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R13/09/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Bamford St,RipleySK34Z28/09/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R06/09/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R14/09/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ladycroft Ave,BuxtonSK07S16/09/20112Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
National Stone Centre,WirksworthSK25X24/09/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S16/09/20112Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Hardhurst Rd, Alvaston, DerbySK33W31/08/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Hardhurst Rd, Alvaston, DerbySK33W25/08/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S10/10/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R30/09/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Rose Av,ClowneSK57D09/09/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R05/09/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Drayton Ave,Mackworth,DerbySK33D20/09/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Drayton Ave,Mackworth,DerbySK33D20/09/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley DaleSK26R16/09/20081Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Duffield Rd, Allestree, DerbySK34K28/09/20081Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Duffield Rd, Allestree, DerbySK34K28/09/20081Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Glebe Rise,Littleover,DerbySK33H29/08/20081Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Melbourne, DerbyshireSK32X01/09/20071adultvc57_irecords_extract
The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley DaleSK26R11/09/20071Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Robin's Cross (Woodland Trust site)SK32C15/09/20061Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Robin's Cross (Woodland Trust site), ReptonSK32C15/09/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Church St,Holloway,MatlockSK35I24/09/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Robin's Cross (Woodland Trust site), ReptonSK32C15/09/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Far Cross,Cavendish Park,MatlockSK36A17/08/20062Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley DaleSK26R25/08/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R26/08/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Church St,Holloway,MatlockSK35I07/10/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Field,Shipley,IlkestonSK44M07/09/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Field,Shipley,IlkestonSK44M07/09/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Church St,Holloway,MatlockSK35I06/09/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Melbourne, DerbyshireSK32X12/09/20031adultvc57_irecords_extract
The Field,Shipley,IlkestonSK44M14/09/20031Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Field,Shipley,IlkestonSK44M14/09/20031Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ladycroft Ave,BuxtonSK07S11/09/20021Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S11/09/20021Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R29/08/20021Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Lancaster Ave,SandiacreSK43S14/09/20011Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
St Charles Close, HadfieldSK09D19/09/20011Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Lancaster Ave,SandiacreSK43S14/09/20011Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
St Charles Close, HadfieldSK09D19/09/20011Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R30/09/20001Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R30/09/20001Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R03/09/19991Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Far Cross,Cavendish Park,MatlockSK36A06/09/19962Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Shipley Hill, Shipley Park, IlkestonSK44H03/09/19961Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Shipley Hill, Shipley Park, IlkestonSK44H03/09/19961Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Lang Rd, Alvaston, DerbySK33R01/09/19931Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Lang Rd, Alvaston, DerbySK33R01/09/19931Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Dorothy Ave, SandiacreSK43T29/09/19921Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Deerlands Rd, Ashgate, ChesterfieldSK37K12/09/19901Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Wilmot St, Sawley, Long EatonSK43R24/08/19811Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Tupton Hall School, Old Tupton, Clay CrossSK36X03/10/19801Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Wilmot St, Sawley, Long EatonSK43R25/09/19791Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Stancliffe Hall, Darley DaleSK26S18/05/19753Larvaevc57_danes_bc_data
Stancliffe Hall, Darley DaleSK26S20/05/19759Larvaevc57_danes_bc_data
Stancliffe Hall, Darley DaleSK26S21/05/19759Larvaevc57_danes_bc_data
Newbold Ave, ChesterfieldSK37R18/09/19631Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Chatsworth Park (site not precise)SK27Q26/08/19621Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Little Eaton, Derby (site not precise)SK34Q01/01/19001Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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