73.350 BF2137 – Great Brocade – Noctuidae – Eurois occulata
Great Brocade – Noctuidae – Noctuinae – Eurois occulata – colour code •
STATUS – Last recorded September 2022 – Either a rare resident or a rare immigrant in Derbyshire. A scattering of records with 14 between 1968 – 1986, the majority of which were from the Matlock area indicating a possible low density colony but never been proven. During August 2007 there was a large influx into Britain and several. 5, were trapped in the county all from the Darley Dale area. Latest record is of one in a Buxton garden moth trap on 3rd September 2022.
ID POINTERS – A large and powerful looking moth. The long narrow wings help to distinguish this from other large noctuids. The immigrants that arrive from Scandinavia are grey (as is this specimen). The local British population are usually dark blackish with a variable amount of lighter grey markings.
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing July – August
IMAGES – Darley Dale, Derbyshire – Simon Roddis© and Buxton, Derbyshire – Steve Orridge©
