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© […]

Ghost Moth – Hepialidae – Hepialus humuli – colour code • STATUS – A resident species that is widely distributed in Derbyshire and common where it occurs. ID POINTERS –  The moth is easy to identify – the male has silky white forewings and hind-wings and the female has unmistakeable yellow forewings with orange markings. FLIGHT PERIOD –  On the wing June- August IMAGES – Kings Newton – Tony Davison© Ghost Moth – male Ghost Moth – male Ghost Moth – female Ghost Moth – female   Back to Moth List   n