70.205 BF1884 – The Magpie – Geometridae – Abraxas grossulariata
The Magpie – Geometridae – Ennominae – Abraxas grossulariata – colour code •
STATUS – Locally common and widely distributed in Derbyshire. Favours urban areas of the central coal measures and the valleys of the rivers Trent & Derwent.
ID POINTERS – Unmistakable. A large moth dappled with black spots over a white ground colour to the wing with a pale yellow basal cross-band and another through the central area of the forewing.
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing – May – June
IMAGES – Melbourne, Derbyshire – Images by Tony Davison©
The Magpie
