73.047 BF2291 – Coronet – Noctuidae – Craniophora ligustri
Coronet – Noctuidae – Acronictinae – Craniophora ligustri – colour code •
STATUS – A possible resident that up until 1986 was thought to be extinct in Derbyshire, with only two previously documented records. A record from a garden in Sandiacre trapped on 17th June 2017 appears to be the first modern county record, so maybe this species is re-colonising at a local level as the species is recorded from nearby Nottinghamshire. Further isolated records in 2017 and one trapped at Kings Newton overnight on 6th June 2018. By June 2020, good numbers being trapped at various sites in the south of the county. One trapped in my garden overnight of 25th June 2020 was a garden first.
ID POINTERS – The ground colour is an intricate combination of brownish purple and dark olive green, with numerous black cross-lines and zig-zag markings. A patch mark above the kidney marks is said to resemble a crown, hence name “Coronet”
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing June-July
IMAGES – Sandiacre & Kings Newton – Photo kindly provided by Ian Viles© (Sandiacre) and Tony Davison© (Kings Newton)
The Coronet – Kings Newton – Tony Davison©
The Coronet – Sandiacre – Ian Viles©
