70.041 BF1734  -  Geometridae - Scotopteryx luridata - July Belle Adult Macro:  CAT 3 - Difficult to identify/Very rare/Scarce species (includes very scarce adventives/immigrants)/County-level first records - images or specimen may be required - Difficult to identify /Very rare/Scarce (includes very scarce adventives/immigrants)/County-level first records       PDF Icon - click for Adult Macro Verification Guidelines

Green -  Rare / Uncommon / Scarce   
Taxonomy:   Macro  >>  Geometridae ID Difficulty:  amber  - care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely - quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Lead Belle
ID pointers: Confusion species is the Lead Belle and sometimes the two species are indistinguishable. One of the best ID features is the shape and position of the discal spot – small and rounded in the July Belle (luridata) and “Tear Drop” shaped in the Lead Belle (mucronata). Although this character is not always helpful, it is a good guider, along with flight period and the zig-zag outer most cross-line is usually faint. 
Distribution:  (Last record: 31/07/2020 at Hathersage )  -  A resident species, widely distributed and fairly uncommon at a local level, but scarce to absent in the south of the county. Is most likely to be encountered in the northern half of Derbyshire. Not many records or reports. Last recorded from Kelstedge in August 2013.
Flight Period: June /  July /  August /  -  On the wing between mid June – August – One generation Moth Activity: Nocturnal   - and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes -  Photographed By: Bryan Barnacle  © All Rights Reserved
Wingspan: 17-19mm
Forewing: 15-19mm
Food Plant: Gorse, Petty Whin, Dyer’s Greenwood.
Last Recorded Date: 31/07/2020
Last Recorded By: Alan Kydd - iRecord
Last Recorded General Area: Hathersage
No First Date Information Recorded

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