73.338 BF2118 - True Lover's Knot - Noctuidae - Lycophotia porphyrea

73.338 BF2118 - Noctuidae - Noctuinae - Lycophotia porphyrea - True Lover's Knot

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

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- Generally Common / Widespread

Taxonomy: Macro >> Noctuidae

ID Difficulty: green

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

ID pointers: A small moth that is attractively marked and coloured. The ground colour is reddish brown, covered with a mosaic of fine white and black markings. Fairly diagnostic.

Distribution: A resident species that is widely distributed and very common on the upland grit-stone moors of Derbyshire. Sometimes found in areas well away from moorland and not unusual to find it occurring in urban areas.

Flight Period: June / July / August / - On the wing June – August.

Moth Activity: Nocturnal - and is attracted to light

Wingspan: 25-30mm
Forewing: 12-15mm

Food Plant: Heather (Calluna) and Heath (Erica).

Recorded dates for Common [Blue-coded ] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.

IMAGES BELOW: Longdendale, Willow Clough – Christian Heintzen© / North Derbyshire – Bryan Barnacle© and Melbourne, South Derbyshire – Tony Davison©

True Lover’s Knot – 7th July 2024 – Longdendale, Willow Clough – Christian Heintzen

True Lover’s Knot – Froggatt – Bryan Barnacle

True Lover’s Knot – Melbourne – Tony Davison