73.241 BF2179 - Pine Beauty - Noctuidae - Panolis flammea

73.241 BF2179 - Noctuidae - Hadeninae - Panolis flammea - Pine Beauty

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 sometime wraps its wings around the body. Has a large creamy white kidney mark that expands outwards towards the leading edge of the wing. A narrow and point forewing with ground colour variable. Fairly unmistakable.

Distribution: A resident that is fairly common in local areas where there are pine plantations in Derbyshire. The moth is more localised in the south due to a lack of ideal habitat.

Flight Period: April / May / - On the wing April – May

Moth Activity: Nocturnal

Wingspan: 30-33mm
Forewing: 15-16mm

Food Plant: Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris).

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

IMAGES BELOW: Melbourne, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©