UKMoths Lead Belle Scotopteryx mucronata - Distribution map
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70.04 BF1733
Lead Belle Scotopteryx mucronata
(Heydemann, 1925)
Wingspan 30-38 mm.
A local species in Wales and western England, with a darker subspecies (scotica) locally in parts of northern England and Scotland, sometimes occurring as a melanic form.
There is one generation, flying in May and June.
The overwintering larvae feed mainly on gorse (Ulex) and broom (Cytisus).
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