73.119 BF2368 – The Crescent – Noctuidae – Helotropha leucostigma

The Crescent – Noctuidae – Xyleninae – Helotropha leucostigma – colour code •

STATUS –  A scarce species that is locally distributed in Derbyshire. A few populations survive at isolated sites in the Trent and Derwent Valleys

ID POINTERS –   Forewing can be a dark chocolate brown or reddish brown and somewhat pointed. Kidney mark is chalky white or pale buff, narrow and crescent like.                                  

FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing  July – August.

IMAGES – Image by Steve Orridge

 

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