70.023 BF1689 – Mullein Wave – Geometridae – Scopula marginepunctata
Mullein Wave – Geometridae – Sterrhinae – Scopula marginepunctata – colour code •
STATUS – Last recorded 2023 – A possible immigrant. First recorded in Derbyshire 1995 from Chesterfield. This specimen represents the second county record, trapped Midway 15th September 2006. The state of this moth suggests that it maybe a migrant. Apologies for the quality of the photograph. Trapped in Long Eaton & Breaston in 2022, and again in 2023, it still remains a very scarce species in the county.
ID POINTERS – A small cream coloured moth intricately patterned with fine black and blue-grey spots and zig-zag marks and silvery and black scales. Blue-grey cross-lines.
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing – 1st brood – May – July / 2nd brood – August to mid September.
IMAGES – Midway – 15th September 2006 – Belper, Derbyshire – Dave Evans©
Midway, South Derbyshire – 2nd county record – September 2006
