70.243 BF1922 – Swallow-tailed Moth – Geometridae – Ourapteryx sambucaria
Swallow-tailed Moth – Geometridae – Ennominae – Ourapteryx sambucaria – colour code •
STATUS – Widely distributed and locally common in Derbyshire. Present in most areas of the county but most frequently seen in suburban lowland areas.
ID POINTERS – Fairly unmistakable. A large pale creamy-lemon moth with obvious “Swallow-tails” on the tips of the hind-wings, with two brown spots either side of the basal tail tip. Two light orange-brown angled cross-lines running through the upper fore and hind wings.
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing June – July
IMAGES – Melbourne, Derbyshire – Images by Tony Davison©
Swallow-tailed Moth
