Cistus Forester – Zygaenidae – Procridinae – Adscita geryon – colour code • STATUS – A nationally scarce species but is local too fairly common on breeding areas in the Limestone Dales of Derbyshire, apart from the extreme north and northwest of the county. Normally recorded in ones or twos, never in numbers. ID POINTERS – There are two species of British Forester moth found in Derbyshire. The Cistus Forester is the smaller of the two therefore more easy to identify. The upper wing is a bright emerald green, FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing June – July. IMAGES – […]