34.001 BF899  –  Cosmopterigidae –  Antequerinae – Pancalia leuwenhoekella – Violet Beauty – (Linnaeus, 1761) Adult Micro:  CAT 3 – Very Rare/Scarce/Migrant/Adventive – confusion with leaf mines       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
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Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Cosmopterigidae  >> Antequerinae
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Other Name/s: Violet Cosmet
ID Difficulty:  Red – difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
Distribution:  (Last record: 1987 at Hopton Wood Quarry )  –  Uncertain – last recorded in 1987 from Hopton Wood Quarry – Records indicate restricted to Limestone Belt
Flight Period: April /  May /  June /  –  flies in sunshine April-June Moth Activity: Diurnal  – flies in sunshine Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 10-12mm
Food Plant: hairy and dog violet
Last Recorded Year: 1987
Last Recorded By – Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area – Hopton Wood Quarry

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Distribution Map for Pancalia leuwenhoekella

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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Pancalia leuwenhoekella

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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: Pancalia leuwenhoekella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
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Monthly Counts By Year: Pancalia leuwenhoekella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


First/Last Recorded Dates: Pancalia leuwenhoekella
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Recordings By Year: Pancalia leuwenhoekella
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Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Pancalia leuwenhoekella
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Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025
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Insufficient records/data for a CUSUM analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Pancalia leuwenhoekella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
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( 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 - Pancalia leuwenhoekella – 0 records available

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