Pale Oak Beauty – Geometridae – Larentiinae – Hypomecis puctinalis – colour code •
STATUS – Uncertain, but very rare, first recorded in Derbyshire in 1992. One attracted to a garden light trap at Kirk Langley on 13th May 2024 by Brian Hobby, is the first record since 1992. Another individual was recorded by Sid Morris on 26th June 2024 at Markham Vale.
ID POINTERS – A plainer looking moth than Great Oak Beauty and identified by the dark central spot on hind wing, which is pale-centred. The forewing is grey or grey-brown, finely speckled. Most noticeable markings are a fine, scalloped, dark outer central cross-line and a thickened, often broken, wavy whitish cross-line near the outer edge and is sometimes dark edged.
FLIGHT PERIOD – May – July
IMAGES – Kirk Langley 13th May 2024 – Brian Hobby© / 26/6/24 Markham Vale – Sid Morris©
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