49.096 BF924 – Small Bluebell Beauty – Hysterophora maculosana – (Haworth, 1811)
Adult Micro: CAT 2 – Can be confused with other species – Leaf-miner: CAT A – Recorded accepted without the leaf or a photo – Larval Case: C1 – Distinctive Species –
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– Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant
– care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required. Confusion Species: Phtheochroa sodaliana (Pied Buckthorn Beauty)
ID pointers: Forewings are white, dappled grey or a pale ochre, heavily mottled with grey and black spots. The crest on top of the thorax is mixed orange or reddish brown and blackish. There is a dark grey cross-band at about one half.
Distribution: (Last record: 20 May 2026 at Gang Mine, Cromford ) – Should be local in Bluebell Woods but very few records to support this. The last record was from 5/6/1971 Via Gellia. One netted at Archery Wood, Wyver Lane, Belper 29/4/2026. 1 Gang Mine, Cromford 18/5/2026 and another on 20/5/2026
General Comment: None *** Last updated on 21 May 2026 by TD ***
Last Recorded Year: 2026
Last Recorded By – Clive Ashton
Last Recorded General Area – Gang Mine, Cromford
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Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 1971 - 2026)
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This chart summarises all available historical occurrence records collated by ISO week of the year. It reflects recorder effort and sampling distribution as well as true biological activity, and should be interpreted as an indicative pattern of seasonal occurrence rather than a statistically controlled abundance or phenology model.
Distribution Map for Hysterophora maculosana
Found 6 records
↳ 5 from 2026+
↳ from 2020 - 2025
↳ 1 from Before 2020
↳ 5 from 2026+
↳ from 2020 - 2025
↳ 1 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Hysterophora maculosana
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the map does give a general indication of the moth's distribution across the UK.
Monthly Records By Year:
Hysterophora maculosana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year:
Hysterophora maculosana
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Hysterophora maculosana
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Hysterophora maculosana
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Hysterophora maculosana
AGR: 0% | Total % Change: 0%
Hysterophora maculosana
Insufficient records/data for an AGR analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2026
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Hysterophora maculosana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Hysterophora maculosana
Hysterophora maculosana
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 - Hysterophora maculosana – 6 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Recorder | Source | RecordKey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gang Mine, Cromford | SK25X | 24/05/2026 | 1 | adult | Ashton, Clive | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC52594992 |
| Gang Mine, Cromford | SK25X | 22/05/2026 | 1 | adult | Ashton, Clive | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC52502240 |
| rose end meadows | SK25Y | 20/05/2026 | 2 | adult | Ashton, Clive | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC52430370 |
| Gang Mine, Cromford | SK25X | 18/05/2026 | 1 | adult | Ashton, Clive | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC52401052 |
| DWT Wyver Lane | SK34P | 29/04/2026 | 1 | adult | Evans, Dave | vc57_irecords_extract | iBRC51812422 |
| Via Gellia, Cromford | SK25T | 05/07/1971 | 1 | Adult | Harrison & Sterling | old_documented_vc57_moth_data |