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– Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant
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– care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required. Confusion Species: Acrobasis advenella (Hawthorn Knot-horn); Acrobasis marmorea (Marbled Knot-horn)
ID pointers: The largest of the British Acrobasis species. It is rather dark, being mostly a reddish-purple with two indistinct pale cross-lines and a whitish suffusion forming a streak near the leading edge of the forewing.
Distribution: (Last record: 7 May 2025 at Kings Newton ) – Only two records both from the same site in Kings Newton one in 2018 & one 15/7/2019
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Last Recorded Year: 2019
Last Recorded By – Will Soar
Last Recorded General Area – Kings Newton
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Distribution Map for Acrobasis suavella
Found 2 records
↳ 0 from After 2025
↳ 0 from 2020 - 2024
↳ 2 from Before 2020
↳ 0 from After 2025
↳ 0 from 2020 - 2024
↳ 2 from Before 2020
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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 – Acrobasis suavella
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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.
Monthly Records By Year:
Acrobasis suavella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Monthly Counts By Year: Acrobasis suavella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )
First/Last Recorded Dates: Acrobasis suavella
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]
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Recordings By Year: Acrobasis suavella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Acrobasis suavella
AGR: -50% | Total % Change: -50%
CUSUM Analysis: Acrobasis suavella
About this chart: CUSUM (Cumulative Sum) charts track long-term trends in moth populations [ filtered by 'Adult' and 'Mine' life stages ] by showing whether each year’s counts are above or below the historical average. Even small shifts build up over time, making trends of growth, stability, or decline easier to see. CUSUM highlights trend-consistency — asking: “Across the years, have moth counts mostly stayed above or below average?”
The data sample has 24 gap year/s here (zero records) between 2000 and 2025. The moth may have been present in those gap years, but no data was available. Too many year-gaps may exaggerate or skew the chart.
Counts for the current year (2025) are pro-rated based on data available up to month 8 (August) to provide a full-year equivalent.
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Purple line rises = years better than average; falls = years worse than average.
Peak (best year)
Trough (worst year)
Growth periods
Decline periods
Population peaked around 2018, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2019, showing a significant decline.
What the Y-axis "Cumulative Deviation" means: Cumulative Deviation shows the running total of how each year’s moth population count differs from the long-term average. i
Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Acrobasis suavella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Acrobasis suavella
Acrobasis suavella
( 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 - Acrobasis suavella – 2 records available
Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns
| Site Name | Tetrad | Date | Count | Stage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Street, Kings Newton | SK32Y | 15/07/2019 | 1 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |
| Main Street, Kings Newton | SK32Y | 16/07/2018 | 2 | Adult | vc57_irecords_extract |