70.033 BF1678  –  Geometridae –  Sterrhinae – Cyclophora puppillaria – Blair's Mocha – (Hübner, 1799) Adult Macro:  CAT 2 – Can be confused with other species – Can be confused with other species       PDF Icon – click for Adult Macro Verification Guidelines

Brown –  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant        orange – Migrant
Taxonomy:   Macro   >>  Geometridae  >> Sterrhinae
ID Difficulty:  Red – difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
Confusion Species: Clay Triple-lines
ID pointers: The tip of forewing is pointed. Rather plain looking and softly speckled with light or darker pinkish brown markings. The cenral cross-line is irregular in appearance and can be blurred or even absent. Intensity of markings and colour can be variable.
Distribution:  (First record: 23 October 2024 at Belper )  –  (Last record: 23 October 2024 at Belper )  –  A new species for VC57 & Derbyshire – One trapped overnight at Belper on 23rd October 2024 by Dave Newcombe. This species is an uncommon immigrant to Britain being recorded in small numbers each year, usually during a times of high migrant moth activity. In recent years it has been trappe dalong the south coats with more regularity so maybe it will become a new colonist in the future.
Flight Period: April /  May /  June /  July /  August /  September /  October /  November /  –  On the wing – April  to November – immigrants usually arrive during August – October. Moth Activity: Nocturnal  Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Dave Newcombe  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 5 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 28-36mm
Forewing: 12-15mm
Last Recorded Year: 2024
First Recorded Year: 2024
Last Recorded By – Dave Newcombe
Last Recorded General Area – Belper

Selected Images:  Belper – Dave Newcombe ©



 

Distribution Map for Cyclophora puppillaria

Found 1 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 1 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 0 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Cyclophora puppillaria

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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: Cyclophora puppillaria
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

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Recordings By Year: Cyclophora puppillaria
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Cyclophora puppillaria
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%
Cyclophora puppillaria
Insufficient records/data for an AGR analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025
Cyclophora puppillaria
Insufficient records/data for a CUSUM analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Cyclophora puppillaria
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Cyclophora puppillaria
( 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 - Cyclophora puppillaria – 1 records available

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

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
Belper, DerbyshireSK34N23/10/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract

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