73.338 BF2118 – True Lover’s Knot – Noctuidae – Lycophotia porphyrea
True Lover’s Knot – Noctuidae – Noctuinae – Lycophotia porphyrea – colour code •
STATUS – A resident species that is widely distributed and very common on the upland grit-stone moors of Derbyshire. Sometimes found in areas well away from moorland and not unusual to find it occurring in urban areas.
ID POINTERS – A small moth that is attractively marked and coloured. The ground colour is reddish brown, covered with a mosaic of fine white and black markings. Fairly diagnostic.
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing June – August.
IMAGES – North Derbyshire – Bryan Barnacle© and Melbourne, South Derbyshire – Tony Davison©
True Lover’s Knot
