Acontia (Emmelia) trabealis SPOTTED SULPHUR (1905)
Original price was: £64.95.£44.95Current price is: £44.95.
Spotted Sulphur Moth
SUPER RARE 1905 cabinet specimen
Sex: Male
Location: England
Quality: A1- (good) tiny tear in right forewing edge, antenna complete
Format: SET, spread wings mounted on pin
- Description
Description
Description
Taxonomy Identification: Family Noctuidae » Acontiinae. First named by Scopoli in 1763
Colour: Forewing sulphur-yellow with dark brown spots and lines. Hind-wings grey.
Size: Wingspan 18-20 mm
Comments & Applications: Formerly resident in the Breckland district of East Anglia, now extinct in the UK, last recorded in the 1960’s. This is a very rare opportunity to own a genuine English specimen from 1905. A piece of entomological history!
Perfect if you are starting your own British Moth reference collection. Also useful in education, film, media, artistry and interior design, craft frames and domes.
Format: Supplied SET, wings spread, mounted on a pin, cabinet ready with locational data
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