73.176 BF2340 – Middle-barred Minor – Noctuidae – Oligia fasciuncula
Middle-barred Minor – Noctuidae – Xyleninae – Oligia fasciuncula – colour code •
STATUS – A resident that is common and widely distributed in Derbyshire. Present in all areas of the county and in two colour forms, a reddish brick-red to deep orange- brown, and the yellow-brown, yellow-grey, olive-grey or grey-brown form var.pallida which is very frequent.
ID POINTERS – A small and thick-set moth. The diagnostic feature is a dark central bar along the forewing. The central cross-lines that edge the central bar are white at each end. The oval and kidney marks are pale and obvious.
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing June – July.
IMAGES – Melbourne, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©
Middle-barred Minor – form pallida
