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- Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant
- care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely - quality photographs required. ID pointers: The ground colour of the forewing is straw coloured with a dark streak that runs from the wing tip to join the fine darker cross-lines. The median cross-band is dark but becomes pale towards the centre as it joins the costa. Within this central area is a dark discal spot.
Distribution: (First record: 1800-1866 at Willington ) - (Last record: 29/05/2022 ) - A very rare moth in Derbyshire, thought to be an extinct resident. The first record dates back to 1800 -1866 from Willington. A further 15 more records from 1885 – 2013. There are a further three other published modern day records. One from Breaston 6/6/2021 and 29/5/2022 and one from Birch Vale 31 May 2019.
*** Last updated on 11 March 2025 by RP ***
Last Recorded Date: 29/05/2022
Last Recorded By: Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area: Not Recorded
First Recorded Year: 1800-1866
IMAGES BELOW: South Derbyshire, Breaston 29/5/2022 – Steve Thorpe©
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