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66.001 BF1631 – December Moth – Lasiocampidae – Poecilocampa populi

December Moth – Lasiocampidae – Poecilocampinae – Poecilocampa populi – colour code • STATUS – A resident and locally common species but wide spread throughout the county. Usually associated with old deciduous woodland ID POINTERS – The male is usually much smaller than the female. Diagnostic due to the time of the year the moth is on the wing. FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing November – December. IMAGES – 1 & 2: Male – note the feathered antennae / 3 & No:4 – Female – Melbourne – Images by Tony Davison© December Moth – Male – Melbourne, Derbyshire – Tony Davison© […]

66.002 BF1632 – Pale Eggar – Lasiocampidae – Trichiura crataegi

Pale Eggar – Lasicampidae – Poecilocampinae – Trichiura crataegi – colour code • STATUS – Last recorded in 2023 – A resident and widely distributed throughout South Derbyshire, which remains uncommon, and almost absent elsewhere in the county. Numbers recorded each year are low and in single figures. During 2019-2023 only three records. ID POINTERS – The moth is easily identified as it is the only grey eggar in Britain. The flight period also helps with the ID process.The forewing colour and patterning is diagnostic. FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing August – September. IMAGES – […]

66.007 BF1637 – Northern Eggar – Lasiocampidae – Lasiocampa quercus f.callunae

Northern Eggar – Lasiocampidae – Lasciocampinae – Lasiocampa quercus f. callinae – colour code • STATUS – A resident, widely distributed & locally abundant in North Derbyshire. The species has a two year life cycle and the adults fly biennially (during odd numbered years). ID POINTERS – The moth is richly coloured in deep brown with a white central spot and a broad pale buff coloured band in the forewing. FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing June-August. IMAGES – Female / North Derbyshire. – Images by Simon Roddis & Bryan Barnacle© Northern Eggar – female […]

66.008 BF1638 – Fox Moth – Lasiocampidae – Macrothylacia rubi

Fox Moth – Lasiocampidae – Lasiocampinae – Macrothylacia rubi – colour code • STATUS – A resident, widely distributed & locally abundant on the moorlands of North Derbyshire. The adult moths are rarely seen, males fly by day and sometimes come to light. ID POINTERS – The male moth is richly coloured red-brown with diagnostic white parallel lines across the forewing. The female is a more drab grey-brown with less prominent line markings. FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing – June. IMAGES – 1: Male / 2: Female / North Derbyshire – Images by Bryan Barnacle© […]

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