73.147 BF2345 - Small Dotted Buff - Noctuidae - Photedes minima

73.147 BF2345 - Noctuidae - Xyleninae - Photedes minima - Small Dotted Buff

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 has yellowish-straw or whitish-straw forewings that are sometimes tinged pinkish. A scattering of tiny dark spots across the upper wing surface. A triangular brown mark towards the wing tip. The female is smaller with narrower forewing.

Distribution: A resident that is locally common and widely distributed in Derbyshire. Present in all areas of the county but more numerous in the north particularly on the Grit-stone Uplands and Coal Measures. Not so common as it once was in the south.

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

Moth Activity: Nocturnal

Wingspan: 20-23mm
Forewing: 11-14mm

Food Plant: Tufted hair-grass (Deschampsia cespitosa).

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

IMAGES BELOW: Glossop – Christian Heintzen© / Melbourne, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©