66.008 BF1638 – Fox Moth – Lasiocampidae – Macrothylacia rubi
Fox Moth – Lasiocampidae – Lasiocampinae – Macrothylacia rubi – colour code •
STATUS – A resident, widely distributed & locally abundant on the moorlands of North Derbyshire.
The adult moths are rarely seen, males fly by day and sometimes come to light.
ID POINTERS – The male moth is richly coloured red-brown with diagnostic white parallel lines across
the forewing. The female is a more drab grey-brown with less prominent line markings.
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing – June.
IMAGES – 1: Male / 2: Female / North Derbyshire – Images by Bryan Barnacle©
Fox Moth – Male
Fox Moth – Female
