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- Generally Common / Widespread
- easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.ID pointers: A characteristic “Crashed Aircraft” posture at rest, with wings folded around the body. This distinctive moth closely resembles a broken twig. A cold grey and whitish forewing. A large and prominent kidney mark. The outer most cross-band contains several black arrow head markings. Some have an obvious dark central band.
Distribution: A resident that is locally common and widely distributed on the upland gritstone moors of North Derbyshire, where it is restricted as a moorland species in the county. Under recorded.
Forewing: 18-21mm
Blue-coded ] moths are not stored on the website at this current time. IMAGES BELOW: Wildboar Clough, Longdendale, Derbyshire – August 2023 – Christian Heintzen©
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