Silky Wainscot – Noctuidae – Xyleninae – Chilodes maritima – colour code •
STATUS – Latest record – August 2024 – A rare species in Derbyshire. Thinly and locally spread across the county. Four records to 1985. Six more in the 1990’s and one in 2008. During the period 2013 – 2018 only 4 individuals recorded, all from the south of the county. A recent report is one trapped in a garden moth trap at Breaston by Steve Thorpe in July 2022. Latest record of one trapped at Hathersage on 24th June 2023 and a further two reci=ords inn 2023. Latest in 2024, two seperate records from Markham Vale.
ID POINTERS – A slender and narrow-winged moth with leading edge of wing curved, outer edge angular and tip pointed. Forewing is a light greyish-straw colour. A silky white hind wing. All features are diagnostic. There are delicate streaks across the wing and a small row of black spots along outer edge.
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing June – August.
IMAGES – Midway, Derbyshire – Breaston, Derbyshire – Steve Thorpe©
20th June 2023 – Belper – Dave Evans©
Silky Wainscot - 20th June 2023 - Belper -Dave Evans©
Silky Wainscot
