- Rare / Uncommon / Scarce
Confusion Species: Scarce Silver-lines
ID pointers: An unmistakable moth. Bright green with three white parallel diagonal lines running through the broad forewing. Each line is edged in darker green and there is also another line that fringes the outer wing edge. Leading edge is white and outer edge fringed with olive green in female. Slightly smaller than Scarce Silver-lines. The male has a reddish pink forewing fringe and pinkish antennae and legs. Female hind wing white in male yellow.
Distribution: (Last record: 24/06/2023 at Belper ) - A resident that is uncommon and locally distributed in Derbyshire. Favours old deciduous woodland in the lowland areas of the county. Numbers recorded each year are in single figures.
Forewing: 16-19mm
Last Recorded Date: 24/06/2023
Last Recorded By: Dave Evans
Last Recorded General Area: Belper
No First Date Information Recorded
IMAGES BELOW: Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Tony Davison© / Belper – Dave Evans©