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

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: 18/07/2019 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

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

Food Plant: Fungi and rotten wood

Last Recorded Date: 18/07/2019

Last Recorded By: Simon Roddis

Last Recorded General Area: Darley Dale

First Recorded Year: 1955