42.002 BF877  -  Stathmopodidae - Stathmopoda pedella - Alder Signaller
Black - Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data        day-flying - Day-flying
Taxonomy:   Micro  >>  Stathmopodidae Other Name/s: Alder Signal ID Difficulty:  green  - easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.
ID pointers: Has a very distinctive resting posture. The yellowish and brown banded hind legs, with long spurs, are held almost at right angles to the body. The colour of the forewings can be yellow or yellowish orange with brown cross-banding. 
Distribution:  (Last record: 17/07/2024 at Belper )  -  Not listed in Harrison & Sterling – Butterflies and Moths of Derbyshire. Status not known in the county but moth is extremely widespread but very local across south and south-eastern England with scattered populations further north. So maybe there are a few scattered colonies in the county.
Flight Period: July /  -  On the wing in July Moth Activity: Diurnal  Photographed: Yes -  Photographed By: Dave Evans  © All Rights Reserved
Wingspan: 10-14mm
Food Plant: Alder (Alnus).
Last Recorded Date: 17/07/2024
Last Recorded By: Dave Evans
Last Recorded General Area: Belper
No First Date Information Recorded

IMAGES BELOW:  Belper, Derbyshire (2024) & (2013) – Dave Evans©

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