73.314 BF2082 – Garden Dart – Noctuidae – Euxoa nigricans

Garden Dart – Noctuidae – Noctuinae – Euxoa nigricans – colour code •

STATUS – Generally uncommon but widely distributed in Derbyshire. Mainly recorded from sites in the Trent Valley and the Coal Measures

ID POINTERS – A rather plain brownish or blackish coloured moth, that is similar in shape and size to White-line Dart. Lacks the “arrowheads” on outer wing edge. More northern individuals are blacker in colour. 

FLIGHT PERIOD – July – September

IMAGES – Clive Ashton – Cromford, Derbyshire.

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