73.264 BF2158 – Pale-shouldered Brocade – Noctuidae – Lacanobia thalassina
Pale-shouldered Brocade – Noctuidae – Hadeninae – Lacanobia thalassina – colour code •
STATUS – A resident that is generally distributed and common in Derbyshire. Although present in all areas, it is most numerous in the south and east parts of the county, being not uncommon in the valleys of the Peak District.
ID POINTERS – As the name suggest the shoulders of this moth are distinctively a pale cream.A broad forewing with a curved leading edge. The ground colour is a reddish brown with contrasting cream oval and kidney mark and a light dusting across the rest of the wing. The outer cross line is white with a “W” mark towards the middle. There is a small and thin black shaped bar that runs through the central cross band near the inner edge
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing May – July
IMAGES – Melbourne, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©
Pale-shouldered Brocade
