1759 Small Phoenix - Ecliptopera silaceata.

Trapped - Kings Newton, Derbyshire - May 2004 (left) & July 2003 (right)
An attractively marked species which occurs in all areas of Derbyshire and is most common on the coal measures and the southern river valleys of the Trent & Derwent.
On the wing mid-May to mid-June and then a second generation in July -Sept.

Food Plant - Various species of Willowherbs.