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- Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant
- care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely - quality photographs required. ID pointers: The wings are grey brown and rounded at the tip. Very plainly marked but there is often a row of small black dots along the inner edge of the fringed outer wing. Male has feathered antennae.
Distribution: (Last record: 2021 ) - A resident that has become exceedingly rare and locally distributed in Derbyshire. Was a common species, especially in the south but now restricted to woodland containing Aspen (Populus tremula). Since 2007 there has been one record in 2019, and one record in 2021.
Forewing: 15-17mm
Last Recorded Year: 2021
Last Recorded By: Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area: Not Recorded
No First Date Information Recorded
IMAGES BELOW: Melbourne, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©
Lead-coloured Drab - Melbourne - Tony Davison©
Lead-coloured Drab - Melbourne - Tony Davison©
