72.007 BF2476 - Beautiful Snout - Erebidae - Hypena crassalis

72.007 BF2476 - Erebidae - Hypeninae - Hypena crassalis - Beautiful Snout

Adult Macro: CAT 1 - Distinctive species unlikely to be confused with others -

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- Rare / Uncommon / Scarce

Taxonomy: Macro >> Erebidae

ID Difficulty: green

- easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.

ID pointers: Diagnostic snout species, triangular shaped, with a large chocolate brown panel on each forewing.

Distribution: (First record: 2000 ) - (Last record: 2024 ) - First recorded in Derbyshire in 2000 – This species has expanded its range northwards in recent years. It remains a localised species in Derbyshire, with very few records, up until 2023 when it was being reported from a number of moth traps in the central & NW of the county.

Flight Period: June / July / - On the wing June – July

Moth Activity: Nocturnal Crepuscular - active from dusk into the night

Wingspan: 25-30mm
Forewing: 14-16mm

Food Plant: Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus).

Last Recorded Year: 2024

Last Recorded By: Not Recorded

Last Recorded General Area: Not Recorded

First Recorded Year: 2000

IMAGES BELOW: Late Claire Miles © – 22/6/2022 Hathersage, Peak District, found resting on Snowberry. / Clive Ashton © – 1 trapped in his garden trap in Cromford 20th June 2023.

Beautiful Snout – Hypena crassalis – The Late Claire Miles

Beautiful Snout – Hypena crassalis – Clive Ashton

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