29.002 BF664 – Chimabachidae – Diurnea lipsiella
Chimabachidae – Diurnea lipsiella – November Tubic
STATUS – Formally known as Diurnea phryganella, the status in Derbyshire is uncertain as there appears to be only one record from Buxton (23/10/2021) since 1959. Found on Oak.
ID POINTERS – The male forewing is a light brown variably shaded grey and yellowish brown, with an obscure dark spot usually present at two-thirds and a diagonal line from the costa to the tornus. The females have under-developed wings (brachypterous).
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing October – November.
IMAGES – Buxton, Derbyshire – Steve Orridge©
