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- Rare / Uncommon / Scarce
- easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.ID pointers: Easily identified by the moon-shaped creamy white markings on the wing cleft which is a dark reddish-brown
Distribution: (First record: 02/07/2001 at Midway ) - (Last record: 07/07/2023 at Kirk Hallam, Sandiacre ) - First recorded on 2nd July 2001 from Midway (DaNES) further accounts from Pleasley Colliery CP 19/7/2012 & Clowne 25/7/2012 A further record from Kirk Hallam on 7/7/2023 and one from Sandiacre on same date. Suspect a rare moth but one that seems to be spreading its range and present where the food plant grows.
*** Last updated on 10 March 2025 by RP ***
Last Recorded Date: 07/07/2023
Last Recorded By: Brian Hobby, Paul Buxton
Last Recorded General Area: Kirk Hallam, Sandiacre
First Recorded Date: 02/07/2001
IMAGES BELOW: Kirk Hallam – Brian Hobby© / Sandiacre – Paul Buxton©
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