63.068 BF1339  –  Crambidae –  Scopariinae – Eudonia murana – Moorland Grey – (Curtis, 1827) Adult Micro:  CAT 2 – Confusion Species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
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Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Crambidae  >> Scopariinae
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ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Peppered Grey (Eudonia truncicolella)
ID pointers: Shows a white spot on the thorax, the costal end of the post-median line is angled towards the apex
Distribution:  (Last record: 7 May 2025 at Lady Canning's Plantation, Ringinglow )  –  Uncertain due to lack of data – Harrison & Sterling show records from1905 to 1977-1981 Edale. iRecord has one from Lady Canning’s Plantation, near Ringinglow 18/7/2016.
Flight Period: June /  July /  August /  –  Possibly two generations Moth Activity: Cathemeral   – and is attracted to light Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 7 May 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 18-23mm
Food Plant: Mosses growing on rocks and walls in moorland habitat
Last Recorded Year: 2016
Last Recorded By – Andrew Watchorn
Last Recorded General Area – Lady Canning's Plantation, Ringinglow

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Distribution Map for Eudonia murana

Found 1 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 0 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 1 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.

Land-cover * shows the variety of land-cover within the VC57 area, based on the CORINE (Coordination of Information on the Environment) forty-four thematic classes of land-cover. This will show, to a greater or lesser degree, the number and variety of moths found in different land-cover types. The UK continues to operate within the Copernicus programme, with the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) providing Corine Land Cover (CLC) datasets for the UK and its territories.


NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Eudonia murana

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


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

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

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Eudonia murana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Eudonia murana
( 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 - Eudonia murana – 1 records available

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

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
Lady Canning's PlantationSK28W18/07/20161adultvc57_irecords_extract

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