73.246 BF2185 – Lead-coloured Drab – Noctuidae – Orthosia populeti
Lead-coloured Drab – Noctuidae – Hadeninae – Orthosia populeti – colour code •
STATUS – A resident that is uncommon and locally distributed in Derbyshire. Was a common species, especially in the south but now restricted to woodland containing Aspen (Populus tremula).
ID POINTERS – The wings are grey brown and rounded at the tip. Very plainly marked but there is often a row of small black dots along the inner edge of the fringed outer wing. Male has feathered antennae.
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing April – May
IMAGES -Melbourne, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©
Lead-coloured Drab
Images by Tony Davison©
