Gold Spot       Marbled White Spot
73.023 BF2440  –  Noctuidae –  Plusiinae – Plusia putnami – Lempke's Gold Spot – Lempke, 1966 Adult Macro:  CAT 2 – Can be confused with other species – Good photographs maybe required – Can be confused with other species       PDF Icon – click for Adult Macro Verification Guidelines
Green –  Rare / Uncommon / Scarce   
Taxonomy:   Macro   >>  Noctuidae  >> Plusiinae
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Gold Spot
ID pointers: A similar species to Gold Spot that can often be difficult to separate. However the following can be useful to identify the species visually. The slightly smaller size / The white “sub-apical wedge” is shorter and blunter / A smaller outer median spot /  The faint post median line is gently angled inwards / Forewing is usually orange-brown but is variable.
Distribution:  (First record: 2004 )  –  (Last record: 2 September 2024 at Charlesworth )  –  A resident that is a scarce species in Derbyshire. First recorded in 2004, it seems to be most regularly recorded from the west of the county.
General Comment: None Flight Period: June /  July /  August /  September –  On the wing June – September.  Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Ashlin Bower, Simon Roddis  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 7 November 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 34-42mm
Forewing: 14-15mm Food Plant: Small-reed (Calamogrostis spp.).
Last Recorded Year: 2024
First Recorded Year: 2004
Last Recorded By – Christian Heintzen
Last Recorded General Area – Charlesworth
Selected Images:  Darley Dale, Derbyshire – Simon Roddis © / Barber Booth, Edale, Derbyshire – Ashlin Bower ©

Lempke's Gold Spot - Noctuidae - Plusia putnami
Lempke’s Gold Spot – Noctuidae – Plusia putnami
Lempke's Gold Spot
Lempke’s Gold Spot – Noctuidae – Plusia putnami
Lempke's Gold Spot
Lempke’s-Gold-Spot
Lempke's Gold Spot - Noctuidae - Plusia putnami
Lempke’s Gold Spot – Noctuidae – Plusia putnami
Lempke's Gold Spot - Christian Heintzen
Lempke’s Gold Spot – Christian Heintzen
Lempke's Gold Spot - Christian Heintzen
Lempke’s Gold Spot – Christian Heintzen
Lempke's Gold Spot - Noctuidae - Plusia putnami
Lempke's Gold Spot
Lempke's Gold Spot
Lempke's Gold Spot - Noctuidae - Plusia putnami
Lempke's Gold Spot - Christian Heintzen
Lempke's Gold Spot - Christian Heintzen


Image Gallery

Lempke's Gold Spot -29th July 2024 - Herod Clough - Christian Heintzen Lempke's Gold Spot - 21st July 2024 - Glossop - Christian Heintzen

Distribution Map for Plusia putnami

Found 63 records
    ↳ from 2026+
    ↳ 49 from 2020 - 2025
    ↳ 14 from Before 2020
Flying
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Sep
Oct
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Dec

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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 – Plusia putnami

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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: Plusia putnami
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

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Recordings By Year: Plusia putnami
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Plusia putnami
AGR: 3.49%   |   Total % Change: 105.6%

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Plusia putnami
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Plusia putnami
( 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 - Plusia putnami – 63 records available

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

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
Longdendale, Torside Clough mSK09T22/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Brosscroft, Glossop, England, GBSK09I20/07/20251Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Cown Edge Farm unimproved grassland and willow carrSK09A19/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S14/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
MellorSJ98Z13/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Longdendale, Torside willow and larch woodSK09U13/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
MellorSJ98Z12/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I10/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Charlesworth,Coombs RocksSK09A09/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Longdendale, Long Gutter Edge WoodlandSK09U08/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I05/07/20255adultvc57_irecords_extract
Cown Edge Farm marshSK09A30/06/202516adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I30/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Cote Heath Allotments, BuxtonSK07R28/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L24/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
MellorSJ98Z17/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L16/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I14/05/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Charlesworth, Cown Edge LandslideSK09A02/09/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Longdendale, Torside CloughSK09T17/08/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Cross Green, Matlock DEJW, UKSK26Q03/08/20241Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S01/08/20242adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L01/08/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop SK, UKSK09B31/07/20241Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S29/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Herod CloughSK09G29/07/20243adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I26/07/20242adultvc57_irecords_extract
Owler Bar, Sheffield SBQ, UKSK27U24/07/20241Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S24/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I24/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Staveley DerbyshireSK47H22/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Northwest of TwitchlingsSK09L21/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
MellorSJ98Z19/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Hague Street, Hay meadowSK09G10/08/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I05/07/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I24/06/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Buxton SK, UKSK07S29/08/20221Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S29/07/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F19/07/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft AveSK07S17/07/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Buxton SK, UKSK07S11/07/20221Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I11/07/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F10/07/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S26/07/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S25/07/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I15/07/20211Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F13/07/20212adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I31/07/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I06/07/20202adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F25/07/20191adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yew Tree FarmSK36H22/07/20181adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I14/07/20181adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I11/08/20172adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I24/07/20174adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yew Tree FarmSK36H21/06/20161adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I18/07/20151adultvc57_irecords_extract
Birch ValeSK08I05/07/20141adultvc57_irecords_extract
Macclesfield Rd, Whaley BridgeSK08A12/07/20132Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
DovedaleSK15K30/07/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Buxton SK, UKSK07S19/07/20101Adultvc57_irecords_extract
The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley DaleSK26R04/07/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R21/07/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R21/07/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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