72.030 BF2067 – Jersey Tiger – Erebidae – Euplagia quadripunctaria
Jersey Tiger – Erebidae – Arctiinae – Euplagia quadripunctaria – colour code •
STATUS – This specimen represents the first record for Derbyshire of this attractive species of Tiger Moth. It was photographed by Theresa Floyd Sperry in her garden in Clowne on 9th September 2020, SK4821 75199. It seems to be of the form lutescens which shows yellow coloured hind wings as apposed to the nominate form (quadripunctaria) which shows bright orange coloured hind wings.
Once restricted to the Channel Islands and parts of the south coast, it now seems to be expanding its range rather rapidly. It is still a major rarity this far north and so it is uncertain how this specimen arrived in a garden in Clowne, Derbyshire. A record this year also from Worksop, Notts and one from South Lincolnshire, close to the Notts border. So it is spreading.
ID POINTERS – Unmistakable
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing July – September
IMAGES – Clowne, Derbyshire – Theresa Floyd Sperry© – per Mick Ball.
