70.214 BF1893 – Tawny-barred Angle – Geometridae – Macaria liturata
Tawny-barred Angle – Geometridae – Ennominae – Macaria liturata – colour code •
STATUS – Widely distributed and locally, fairly common in Derbyshire. In recent years has become more common due to the establishment of coniferous forest. Present in all areas of the county. There is an attractive melanic form, nigrofulvata, which represents 50% of the population and is found particularly in the north of the county.
ID POINTERS – A reasonably easy moth to identify. Being greyish-brown with attractive orange-brown wavy cross-lines and a broader outer cross-band across both fore and hind wings. The melanic form is dark brownish-grey with an orange-brown cross-band.
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing – May – August
IMAGES – Melbourne and Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Images by Tony Davison©
Tawny-barred Angle
