70.227 BF1907 – Bordered Beauty – Geometridae – Epione repandaria
Bordered Beauty – Geometridae – Ennominae – Epione repandaria – colour code •
STATUS – Last recorded – August 2023 – A resident but scarce and locally distributed in Derbyshire. Restricted to the south of the county and the population is precarious with very few records. Between 2013 – 2018 only 3 reports of this species. Five records in years 2021, 2022 and 2023 from scattered locations.
ID POINTERS – A large moth that is distinctive. Attractively marked with orange and purple shades across both upper-wing surfaces. Bright orange veins, also a dark wavy cross-line near the trailing edge of the forewing and another that tapers to a point near the basal area.
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing July – September
IMAGES – Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Images by Tony Davison© / Nikki Barrow© – July 2022/ Marion Bryce© – July 2023
