70.059 BF1742 – Yellow Shell – Geometridae – Camptogramma bilineata
Yellow Shell – Geometridae – Larentiinae – Camptogramma bilineata – colour code •
STATUS – A resident species, but not generally common. It is widely distributed throughout Derbyshire and is recorded in low numbers at most sites where it occurs.
ID POINTERS – A distinctive carpet moth as no other species has the colour combination of yellow & orange cross bands and wing colour. The intensity of colour is very variable.
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing between June – August
IMAGES – Melbourne – Images by Tony Davison© – Findern – Brian & Jean Hallam
Yellow Shell