72.010 BF2033 – Black Arches – Erebidae – Lymantria monacha
STATUS – First recorded in Derbyshire in August 1977 from Matlock. The next record was of one trapped at Robin Wood in South Derbyshire in 2008 and then one at Darley Dale in 2009 and now this one at Kings Newton 21st August 2013. Another specimen trapped in an Allestree garden on 29th July 2022 by Stephen Plant. Several trapped at Staunton Harold Reservoir, 15th August 2023, and another at Elvaston Castle CP on 19th August 2023. This moth is now being recorded, in small numbers, from a wide range of sites, particularly across the south of the county.
ID POINTERS – A fairly distinctive all white moth with numerous black jagged marks, cross-lines & patterning across the wings, with pink bands on the abdomen. A bold black central crescent in the forewing which is where the moth gets its name.
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing July – August
IMAGES – Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©
