65.005 BF1648 – Pebble Hook-tip – Drepanidae – Drepana falcataria

 
65.005 BF1648 - Pebble Hook-tip - Drepanidae - Drepana falcataria

Pebble Hook-tip – Drepanidae – Drepaninae – Drepana falcataria falcataria – colour code •   STATUS – Last recorded 2022 – A resident and locally common species in Derbyshire. Widely distributed found in birch woods throughout the county. The main density of populations are in the south.   ID POINTERS – The moth gets its name from a rather pebble like spot in the centre of the forewing. There is also a blurred brown line running across the lower forewing and a purplish mark near the wing tip.   FLIGHT PERIOD –  On the wing – May through August.    […]

Apr 222011
 
More Limeys - Friday, 22 April 2011

A moth trap overnight on 22nd April produced 2 more Lime Hawk Moths; Also – Ruby Tiger 3; Pebble Hook-tip 1; Double Striped Pug 3; Bright-line Brown-eye 1; Muslin Moth 1; Early Grey 2; Hebrew Character 2; Mottled Pug 1; Brindled Pug 2; Oak Tree Pug 1; Species list for 2011 – 24 Below – Muslin Moth; Pebble Hook-tip ; 2 Lime Hawk Moth – top Male; bottom Female:  

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