

- Generally Common / Widespread

Confusion Species: The Rustic
ID pointers: The name Uncertain reflects how difficult it is to separate from Rustic. However, it is possible to differentiate between the two. The Uncertain is a small moth with a rather blunt wing tip. Ground colour rich brown or tawny brown, sometimes dusted with grey especially along the cross-lines. Obvious oval and kidney marks. There is an obvious and jagged dark cross-band above the oval and a bolder, slightly diffuse cross-band that joins the kidney marks, plus a darker sub-terminal cross-band. The oval & kidney marks show a greater contrast against the overall tone of the forewing. If wings can be carefully separated, then the hind-wing od Uncertain is brown, whereas in Rustic it is grey. (see annotated photograph below).
Distribution: A resident that is common and widely distributed in Derbyshire. Common throughout the lowland areas of the county. Becomes less common with rising altitudes and generally uncommon in the north.
Forewing: 14-16mm

IMAGES BELOW: Melbourne, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©




