72.066 BF2475 - Waved Black - Erebidae - Parascotia fuliginaria

72.066 BF2475 – Erebidae – Boletobiinae – Parascotia fuliginaria – Waved Black

Adult Macro: CAT 1 – Distinctive species unlikely to be confused with others –

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– Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant

Taxonomy: Macro >> . . >> Erebidae >> Boletobiinae

ID Difficulty: green

– easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.

ID pointers: Looks like a geometrid species. A charcoal blackish-grey ground colour and creamy white spotting with weaker cross-lines are fairly diagnostic.

Distribution: (First record: 1955 at Ramcroft Colliery, Heath ) – (Last record: 18 July 2019 at Darley Dale ) – The status of this moth in Derbyshire is uncertain and possibly accidentally introduced. The species has been recorded on several consecutive years from a site in Darley Dale, near Matlock, close to a timber yard. There seems to be no other records in recent times, apart from 1955 and 1959 both from Ramcroft Colliery, Heath. A record from Ripley on 12/8/2012 (near a timber yard) and one new record from Long Eaton 2/7/2018. Last record from Darley Dale 18/7/2019. (photographed on iRecord).

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

Moth Activity: Nocturnal

*** Last updated on 6 May 2025 by RP ***

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Wingspan: 18-28mm
Forewing: 11-14mm

Food Plant: Fungi and rotten wood

Last Recorded Year: 2019

First Recorded Year: 1955

Last Recorded By – Simon Roddis

Last Recorded General Area – Darley Dale

IMAGES BELOW: Darley Dale, Derbyshire – Simon Roddis ©

Waved Black – Darley Dale 26th July 2013 – The 5th Specimen in 11 years at this site, the only site in Derbyshire.

Waved Black – Darley Dale 20th July 2005

Waved Black - Darley Dale - Simon Roddis©

Distribution Map for Parascotia fuliginaria

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Found 18 records
    ↳ 0 from After 2025
    ↳ 0 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 18 from Before 2020

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Monthly Records By Year: Parascotia fuliginaria

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Monthly Counts By Year: Parascotia fuliginaria

Recordings By Year: Parascotia fuliginaria

Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Parascotia fuliginaria

AGR: 0% | Total % Change: 0%

Years Analysed: 2000 – 2024

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Parascotia fuliginaria

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Parascotia fuliginaria

Flight Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's flight periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen in flight, from site observation records received between 2020-2025.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Parascotia fuliginaria – 18 records available

Listed by Year - descending

Taxon	Site Name	Tetrad	Year	Date	Count	Stage
Parascotia fuliginaria	The Hollies, Darley Dale	SK26R	2019	18/07/2019	1	adult
Parascotia fuliginaria	Marlborough Rd, Long Eaton, Nottingham NG10 2BS, UK	SK43X	2018	02/07/2018	1
Parascotia fuliginaria	Long Eaton - Marlborough Road	SK43X	2017	07/07/2017	1
Parascotia fuliginaria	Long Eaton - Marlborough Road	SK43X	2017	07/07/2017	1
Parascotia fuliginaria	Long Eaton - Marlborough Road	SK43X	2017	01/07/2017	1
Parascotia fuliginaria	Marlborough Rd,Long Eaton	SK43X	2017	07/07/2017	1	Adult
Parascotia fuliginaria	Long Eaton - Marlborough Road	SK43X	2017	01/07/2017	1
Parascotia fuliginaria	Bamford St,Ripley	SK34Z	2012	12/08/2012	1	Adult
Parascotia fuliginaria	The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley Dale	SK26R	2012	17/08/2012	1	Adult
Parascotia fuliginaria	Backgarden Marehay	SK34Z	2012	12/08/2012	1	adult
Parascotia fuliginaria	Marlborough Rd, Long Eaton, Nottingham NG10 2BS, UK	SK43X	2011	03/07/2011	1
Parascotia fuliginaria	The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley Dale	SK26R	2011	28/07/2011	1	Adult
Parascotia fuliginaria	Marlborough Rd,Long Eaton	SK43X	2011	03/07/2011	1	Adult
Parascotia fuliginaria	The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley Dale	SK26R	2011	27/07/2011	1	Adult
Parascotia fuliginaria	The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley Dale	SK26R	2005	20/07/2005	1	Adult
Parascotia fuliginaria	The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley Dale	SK26R	2003	17/07/2003	1	Adult
Parascotia fuliginaria	Ramcroft Colliery, Palterton, Bolsover	SK46N	1957	18/08/1957	1	Adult
Parascotia fuliginaria	Ramcroft Colliery, Palterton, Bolsover	SK46N	1955	03/08/1955	1	Adult