70.240 BF1920 – Scalloped Hazel – Geometridae – Odontopera bidentata
Scalloped Hazel – Geometridae – Ennominae – Odontopera bidentata – colour code •
STATUS – Generally common and widely distributed throughout Derbyshire. More so in the south of the county where highest densities occur in the Trent Valley and the Coal Measure areas.
ID POINTERS – Holds wings flat and open at rest. A large moth with strongly scalloped forewing edges that are irregularly patterned. A prominent central wing spot and two dark cross-lines that are tipped and fringed with white flecks and dashes. The general ground colour is grey-brown or yellowish-brown with a contrasting central wing panel.
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing may – June
IMAGES – Melbourne, Derbyshire – Images by Tony Davison©
Scalloped Hazel
