Speckled Yellow - Pseudopanthera macularia
Wingspan 23 to 28 mm. A highly distinctive, day-flying species.
but must be supported by photographic evidence
Please provide good photographs to support your record as this species is rare (thought extinct) in our area. Records cannot at present be confirmed without at least photographic evidence to support them.
It inhabits woodland and scrubland.
The moth is on the wing in May and June.
The larvae feed mainly on Wood Sage.
Reasonably common in the south of England and Wales, as well as Ireland. It occurs more sporadically further north into Scotland.
Very rare or possibly extinct in Leicestershire and Rutland with no recent confirmed records.
Isaac Wesley
Woodhouse Eaves, The Brand
02 June 1951
Isaac Wesley
Swithland Woods
06 June 1951
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Species profile
- Common names
- Speckled Yellow
- Species group:
- insect - moth
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Lepidoptera
- Family:
- Geometridae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 2
- First record:
- 02/06/1951 (Wesley, Isaac)
- Last record:
- 06/06/1951 (Wesley, Isaac)
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Isaac Wesley
Woodhouse Eaves, The Brand
02 June 1951
Speckled Yellow
Isaac Wesley
Swithland Woods
06 June 1951
