73.070 BF2399 - Bordered Sallow - Noctuidae - Pyrrhia umbra

73.070 BF2399 - Noctuidae - Heliothinae - Pyrrhia umbra - Bordered Sallow

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

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- Rare / Uncommon / Scarce

Taxonomy: Macro >> Noctuidae

ID Difficulty: green

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

ID pointers: Unmistakeable. The ground colour is orange or orange-yellow from wing base to a distinct sharply diagonal and slightly wavy cross-line. Beyond this it is pinkish-brown. A fairly thickset noctuid.

Distribution: (Last record: 21/07/2010 at Buxton ) - A resident that is scarce and locally distributed in Derbyshire. Restricted to a few areas where the food plant Rest Harrow grows. A species that needs monitoring in the county. The most recent record I can find relates to one at a garden light trap in Buxton on 21st July 2010, and the one below from Darley Dale 4th July 2018.

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

Moth Activity: Nocturnal

Wingspan: 27-35mm
Forewing: 16-19mm

Food Plant: Restharrow (Ononus spp.).

Last Recorded Date: 21/07/2010

Last Recorded By: Steve Orridge

Last Recorded General Area: Buxton

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Bordered Sallow – Noctuidae – Pyrrhia umbra

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