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Lempke's Gold Spot - Noctuidae - Plusia putnami
73.023 BF2440  – Lempke's Gold Spot  – Plusia putnami  – Lempke, 1966
Adult Macro:  CAT 2 – Can be confused with other species – Good photographs maybe required – Can be confused with other species      
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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

Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 2004 - 2025)
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Distribution Map for Plusia putnami

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

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 NameTetradDateCountStageRecorderSourceRecordKey
Longdendale, Torside Clough mSK09T22/07/20251adultHeintzen, Christianvc57_irecords_extractiBRC43980520
Brosscroft, Glossop, England, GBSK09I20/07/20251AdultNárgilavc57_irecords_extractiBRC43615028
Cown Edge Farm unimproved grassland and willow carrSK09A19/07/20251adultHeintzen, Christianvc57_irecords_extractiBRC43980444
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S14/07/20251adultOrridge, Stevevc57_irecords_extractiBRC43631953
MellorSJ98Z13/07/20251adultKnass, Davidvc57_irecords_extractiBRC43381586
Longdendale, Torside willow and larch woodSK09U13/07/20251adultHeintzen, Christianvc57_irecords_extractiBRC43980319
MellorSJ98Z12/07/20251adultKnass, Davidvc57_irecords_extractiBRC43381202
Birch ValeSK08I10/07/20251adultHewitt, Janevc57_irecords_extractiBRC47543902
Charlesworth,Coombs RocksSK09A09/07/20251adultHeintzen, Christianvc57_irecords_extractiBRC43980057
Longdendale, Long Gutter Edge WoodlandSK09U08/07/20251adultHeintzen, Christianvc57_irecords_extractiBRC43980019
Birch ValeSK08I05/07/20255adultHewitt, Janevc57_irecords_extractiBRC47544659
Cown Edge Farm marshSK09A30/06/202516adultHeintzen, Christianvc57_irecords_extractiBRC43979916
Birch ValeSK08I30/06/20251adultHewitt, Janevc57_irecords_extractiBRC47544554
Cote Heath Allotments, BuxtonSK07R28/06/20251adultSteven Bellvc57_irecords_extractiBRC42777448
Glossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L24/06/20251adultHeintzen, Christianvc57_irecords_extractiBRC43979650
MellorSJ98Z17/06/20251adultKnass, Davidvc57_irecords_extractiBRC42436576
Glossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L16/06/20251adultHeintzen, Christianvc57_irecords_extractiBRC43979442
Birch ValeSK08I14/05/20251adultHewitt, Janevc57_irecords_extractiBRC47544319
Charlesworth, Cown Edge LandslideSK09A02/09/20241adultHeintzen, Christianvc57_irecords_extractiBRC38657886
Longdendale, Torside CloughSK09T17/08/20241adultHeintzen, Christianvc57_irecords_extractiBRC38473262
Cross Green, Matlock DEJW, UKSK26Q03/08/20241AdultMoores, Stephenvc57_irecords_extractiBRC37650373
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S01/08/20242adultOrridge, Stevevc57_irecords_extractiBRC37621950
Glossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L01/08/20241adultHeintzen, Christianvc57_irecords_extractiBRC38472618
Glossop SK, UKSK09B31/07/20241Adultstarnosemolevc57_irecords_extractiBRC37498549
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S29/07/20241adultOrridge, Stevevc57_irecords_extractiBRC37500326
Derbyshire Wild Life Trust Herod CloughSK09G29/07/20243adultHeintzen, Christianvc57_irecords_extractiBRC38130843
Birch ValeSK08I26/07/20242adultHewitt, Janevc57_irecords_extractiBRC39755440
Owler Bar, Sheffield SBQ, UKSK27U24/07/20241Adultdrtimkvc57_irecords_extractiBRC37296998
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S24/07/20241adultOrridge, Stevevc57_irecords_extractiBRC37499019
Birch ValeSK08I24/07/20241adultHewitt, Janevc57_irecords_extractiBRC39755304
Staveley DerbyshireSK47H22/07/20241adultMorris, Sidvc57_irecords_extractiBRC37300736
Glossop, Northwest of TwitchlingsSK09L21/07/20241adultHeintzen, Christianvc57_irecords_extractiBRC38130643
MellorSJ98Z19/07/20241adultKnass, Davidvc57_irecords_extractiBRC37223486
Glossop, Hague Street, Hay meadowSK09G10/08/20231adultHeintzen, Christianvc57_irecords_extractiBRC36337167
Birch ValeSK08I05/07/20231adultHewitt, Janevc57_irecords_extractiBRC34351059
Birch ValeSK08I24/06/20231adultHewitt, Janevc57_irecords_extractiBRC34350976
Buxton SK, UKSK07S29/08/20221AdultOrridge, Stevevc57_irecords_extractiBRC28806535
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S29/07/20221adultOrridge, Stevevc57_irecords_extractiBRC35090402
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F19/07/20221adultMiles, Clairevc57_irecords_extractiBRC28590473
Ladycroft AveSK07S17/07/20221adultOrridge, Stevevc57_irecords_extractiBRC35090103
Buxton SK, UKSK07S11/07/20221AdultOrridge, Stevevc57_irecords_extractiBRC28758510
Birch ValeSK08I11/07/20221adultHewitt, Janevc57_irecords_extractiBRC34085670
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F10/07/20221adultMiles, Clairevc57_irecords_extractiBRC28638419
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S26/07/20211adultOrridge, Stevevc57_irecords_extractiBRC35093322
Ladycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S25/07/20211adultOrridge, Stevevc57_irecords_extractiBRC35093288
Birch ValeSK08I15/07/20211AdultHewitt, Janevc57_irecords_extractiBRC34472983
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F13/07/20212adultMiles, Clairevc57_irecords_extractiBRC29756454
Birch ValeSK08I31/07/20201adultHewitt, Janevc57_irecords_extractiBRC35067111
Birch ValeSK08I06/07/20202adultHewitt, Janevc57_irecords_extractiBRC35066422
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F25/07/20191adultMiles, Clairevc57_irecords_extractiBRC12494165
Yew Tree FarmSK36H22/07/20181adultSinnott, Tonyvc57_irecords_extractiBRC38923215
Birch ValeSK08I14/07/20181adultHewitt, Janevc57_irecords_extractiBRC40106121
Birch ValeSK08I11/08/20172adultHewitt, Janevc57_irecords_extractiBRC40500108
Birch ValeSK08I24/07/20174adultHewitt, Janevc57_irecords_extractiBRC40500281
Yew Tree FarmSK36H21/06/20161adultSinnott, Tonyvc57_irecords_extractiBRC38923161
Birch ValeSK08I18/07/20151adultHewitt, Janevc57_irecords_extractiBRC41010017
Birch ValeSK08I05/07/20141adultHewitt, Janevc57_irecords_extractiBRC41009803
Macclesfield Rd, Whaley BridgeSK08A12/07/20132AdultA. Seymour;S.H. Hindvc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001WPC9J
DovedaleSK15K30/07/20101AdultM.J. Dalevc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001OK4MQ
Buxton SK, UKSK07S19/07/20101AdultOrridge, Stevevc57_irecords_extractiBRC22503677
The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley DaleSK26R04/07/20101AdultRoddis, Simonvc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001OKUCV
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R21/07/20041AdultA. Butlervc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001OJ6Q9
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R21/07/20041AdultA. Butlervc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001WQ6AC

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