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- Generally Common / Widespread
- care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely - quality photographs required. Confusion Species: Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Langmaid’s Yellow Underwing
ID pointers: A smaller version of the Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing but can be confused with Langmaid’s Yellow Underwing. There is a greenish collar when freshly emerged this fades to brownish. The forewing ground colour is a purplish, bluish grey with a fairly prominent reddish-purple patch towards the wing tip. This patch usually has three tiny white spots running along the leading edge. Hindwing is unmarked and orange-yellow in colour with a broad black band. These features help to distinguish from Langmaid’s.
Distribution: A resident species that is widely distributed throughout Derbyshire and generally common. Most frequently recorded from the south of the county where it can be very numerous.
Forewing: 16-20mm
Blue-coded ] moths are not stored on the website at this current time. IMAGES BELOW: Melbourne, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing - Melbourne - Tony Davison©
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing - Melbourne - Tony Davison©
