- Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data
- easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.ID pointers: It’s ivory forewings are dappled with patches of brown and buff, along with small clusters of black stippling. Marking the front edge of each forewing are two dark blotches, mottled with buff scales. At the middle of each forewing is a red-brown mark, outlined by an irregular blackish band. The hind wings are pale brown.
Distribution: Uncertain – August 2023 (2) and one on 8th & 10th August from Staveley (could refer to same individual) and one on 30th August 2024 from Findern. A species that has steadily migrated north from southern Europe over the last few decades. It has now started to move northwards in Britain and is being found where Bristly Ox-tongue (Helminthotheca echioides) grows.
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IMAGES BELOW: Findern, Derbyshire – Brian Hallam©
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