73.053 BF2214 – Chamomile Shark – Noctuidae – Cucullia chamomillae

 

Chamomile Shark Noctuidae – Cucullinae – Cucullia chamomillae – colour code

STATUS A resident that is generally uncommon but widely distributed in Derbyshire. Only recorded in small numbers each year and usually from the southern lowland areas of the county.

ID POINTERS – Like other members of the Shark family, it rests with wings closed against the body and has a distinctive “Punk-Like” hair-cut above the head. Looks very much like a sharks dorsal fin, hence the name “Shark”. The ground colour is a grey-brown with many dark and pale veins running towards the trailing edge of the wing, extending into the wing fringes.

FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing April – June

IMAGES – Melbourne, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©

Chamomile Shark

 

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