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- Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant
- care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely - quality photographs required. ID pointers: Forewing is a speckled grey-brown, with a pattern of several orange-yellow blotches and small black spots. The hind-wings are light grey.
Distribution: (First record: 28/08/2022 at Kings Newton ) - (Last record: 28/08/2022 at Kings Newton ) - A Nationally scarce B – A new species for Derbyshire – 2 trapped over-night on 28th August 2022 at Kings Newton by Will Soar. At the time there was an unprecedented number of records of this species across the country, so may have indicated some kind of migrant activity had occurred. If in any doubt with ID then CAT 4 Gen Det required.
*** Last updated on 10 March 2025 by RP ***
Last Recorded Date: 28/08/2022
Last Recorded By: Will Soar
Last Recorded General Area: Kings Newton
First Recorded Date: 28/08/2022
IMAGES BELOW: Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Tony Davison ©
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