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70.139 BF1801 – Barred Carpet – Geometridae – Perizoma taeniata

Barred Carpet – Geometridae – Larentiinae – Perizoma taeniata – colour code • STATUS – A resident species that is scarce and locally distributed in Derbyshire. Found from only one or two known sites in the county. Most records come from the limestone dales. ID POINTERS – The forewing can be orange-brown or light grey-brown, with a dark basal patch. Central cross-band is dark-grey edged white and indented along the outer edge. A dark outer band starts at leading edge and stops abruptly about a third in, where there is sometimes a whitish patch. FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing between […]

73.209 BF2241 – Red Sword-grass – Noctuidae – Xylena vetusta

Red Sword-grass – Noctuidae – Xyleninae – Xylena vetusta – colour code • STATUS – A rare species in Derbyshire. Up until 1986 there had only been 6 records and up to 2004, a further 9 reports, a further three records in 2007 and four more in 2009. Most reported from the northern areas of the county with scattered records from the South. This may indicate that these sightings refer to immigrants rather than to resident colonies. ID POINTERS – This moth has a distinctive habit of resting with wings folded around the body, looking like a piece of twig or wood. […]

72.061 BF2484 – Pinion-streaked Snout – Erebidae – Schrankia costaestrigalis

Pinion-streaked Snout – Erebidae – Hypenodinae – Schrankia costaestrigalis – colour code • STATUS – A resident that is rare and locally distributed in Derbyshire. First recorded in 1973 and seems to be expanding its range in recent years. The recent records are centred around the NW and central parts of Derbyshire, with very few if any from southern areas. ID POINTERS – A small and slender moth that can easily be mistaken for a pyralid or other micro-moth. Has a narrow forewing and a habit of sitting at a slight upright angle. Ground colour is a dull straw-brown with a darker […]

72.066 BF2475 – Waved Black – Erebidae – Parascotia fuliginaria

Waved Black – Erebidae – Boletobiinae – Parascotia fuliginaria – colour code • STATUS – The status of this moth in Derbyshire is uncertain and possibly accidentally introduced. The species has been recorded on several consecutive years from a site in Darley Dale, near Matlock, close to a timber yard. There seems to be no other records in recent times, apart from 1955 and 1959 both from Ramcroft Colliery, Heath. A record from Ripley on 12/8/2012 (near a timber yard) and one new record from Long Eaton 2/7/2018 (photographed on iRecord). ID POINTERS – Looks like a geometrid species. A charcoal blackish-grey […]

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