73.018 BF2444 – Gold Spangle – Noctuidae – Autographa bractea
Gold Spangle – Noctuidae – Plusiinae – Autographa bractea – colour code •
STATUS – A resident that is widely distributed but not a common moth in Derbyshire. This plusia has been recorded in all areas of the county. It is not common and is primarily an upland species with greatest population in the north. It is quite rare in the southern lowlands and records could relate to vagrants or immigrants.
ID POINTERS – The diagnostic feature is the large white mark (like a warped triangle) in the centre of the dark bronze coloured forewing. As with all the plusias, several thoracic tufts are striking features.
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing July – August.
IMAGES – Melbourne, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©
Gold Spangle
