70.295 BF1970 - Grass Wave - Geometridae - Perconia strigillaria

70.295 BF1970 - Geometridae - Ennominae - Perconia strigillaria - Grass Wave

Adult Macro: CAT 1 - Distinctive species unlikely to be confused with others -

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- Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant

Taxonomy: Macro >> Geometridae

ID Difficulty: green

- easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.

ID pointers: Heavily marked with diagonal dark cross-lines on forewing and horizontal cross-lines on upper hind wing, and fine speckling over a silver grey-brown ground colour. Rather pointed wing tips. Male has long and broad feathery antennae. Strength of markings can be very variable

Distribution: (Last record: 16/06/2022 ) - A new species for Derbyshire that is very locally distributed in Britain away from southern England. Maybe a new colonist from populations in Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. One trapped on 16 June 2022 from Newhall.

Flight Period: June / July / - One brood that is on the wing June – July

Moth Activity: Nocturnal Crepuscular - active from dusk into the night

Wingspan: 36-41mm
Forewing: 15-20mm

Food Plant: Heather (Calluna) and Heath (Erica) as well as Broom (Cytisus scoparius) and Gorse (Ulex).

Last Recorded Date: 16/06/2022

Last Recorded By: Keith Peach

Last Recorded General Area: Not Recorded

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Grass Wave – Perconia strigillaria – Keith Peach

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