BF73.168 BF2336 – Double Lobed – Noctuidae – Apamea ophlogramma

 

Double Lobed  Noctuidae – Xyleninae Apamea ophlogramma – colour code

STATUS A resident that is uncommon and locally distributed in Derbyshire. A very scarce species in the county that seems to be confined to the river valleys of the south and east. Only a hand full of records each year.

ID POINTERS – A small and slender moth that is uniquely marked making it quite distinctive. Forewing ground colour is a sandy, pale or dull reddish brown, with a rough triangular reddish brown or sandy brown patch along leading edge. The patch encloses the kidney mark which is pale centred. The lower edge of the patch is edged with white.

FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing July – August.

IMAGES – Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©

Double Lobed.

 

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