70.106 BF1799 – Winter Moth – Geometridae – Operophtera brumata
Winter Moth – Geometridae – Larentiinae – Operophtera brumata – colour code •
STATUS – A resident and present in all areas of Derbyshire. Common by woodlands and hedgerows.
ID POINTERS – Most often seen during the autumn & winter months in car headlights. A fairly drab grey-brown coloured moth, small and delicately structured. The females are wingless.
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing between October – Late February.
IMAGES – Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Will Soar© and Melbourne, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©
