73.059 BF2223 – Toadflax Brocade – Noctuidae – Calophasia lunula
Toadflax Brocade – Noctuidae – Oncocnemidinae – Calophasia lunula – colour code •
STATUS – First record for the county was in 2015. A recent colonist that is generally uncommon with few but gradually increasing records, mainly from the south of the county.
ID POINTERS – Fairly unmistakable. Has three white central marks on upper wing which is marbled with shades of brown and grey. Has banded fringes and black basal streaks.
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing May – June and July – August
IMAGES – Photo courtesy of Steve Thorpe – Breaston, Derbyshire
