73.151 BF2373 – Webb’s Wainscot – Noctuidae – Globia sparganii
Webb’s Wainscot – Noctuidae – Xyleninae– Globia sparganii – colour code •
STATUS – Not listed or recorded in the county in Harrison & Sterling (1988). This specimen is the second county record, being trapped at Findern on 22nd August 2020. The first being recorded at Wingerworth a few weeks prior to this one. A new moth for the county. Seems this species is expanding its UK range quite rapidly.
ID POINTERS – Very blunt wing tips. The ground colour and the forewing markings can be very variable. The streaking in particular can be very obvious to almost non-existent. There is usually a dark central streak that cuts through a pale kidney mark and a U-shaped row of small black spots. There is also another row of small black spots along outer wing edge. The ground colour can be orange to cream. Tip of the abdomen protrudes conspicuously beyond the wing tips at rest. This specimen is probably a male.
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing August – October
IMAGES – Findern, Derbyshire – Roger Nash per Brian Hallam©
