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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: A relatively pale brown and drably marked species, which has scalloped edges to both fore and hind-wings. The scalloping is more noticeable on the hind-wings.
Distribution: (First record: 1986 at Hopton Wood ) - (Last record: 28/06/2023 at Sandiacre ) - Added to the county list in 1986. Uncommon and locally distributed. Two Records in 1996, 1 record in 2009 and 2 records in 2017. Then one trapped in a Sandiacre garden overnight of 28th June 2023. Larvae were found in Hopton Wood in 2006, indicating that the species was still present in the area where it was first found in 1986.
*** Last updated on 11 March 2025 by RP ***
Forewing: 13-16mm
Last Recorded Date: 28/06/2023
Last Recorded By: Paul Buxton
Last Recorded General Area: Sandiacre
First Recorded Year: 1986
IMAGES BELOW: Image by Paul Buxton © – Sandiacre, Derbyshire – 28th/29th June 2023.
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