The Drinker – Lasiocampidae – Pinarinae – Euthrix potatoria – colour code • STATUS – A resident, widely distributed & locally abundant in southern Derbyshire. It is absent or rare elsewhere in the county. The Trent Valley area seems to hold the main populations. ID POINTERS – This moth is fairly diagnostic with a rich brown diagonal cross-line running to the wing tip and a white oval spot in the centre of the forewing. The female is either a deep yellow or pale buff in colour, the male is a warm red-brown with yellow spots rather than white. […]