Lithophane furcifera ssp. suffusa (Conformist Noctuid Moth)

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Conformist
(Lithophane furcifera suffusa)

family: Noctuidae

extinct subspecies from the Great Britain

source:

www.staffs-ecology.org.uk/staffsmoths/downloads/british_list.pdf

[Sebbe]

A former resident in small numbers, the dark subspecies suffusa occurred in Glamorgan in the late 19th century, but is now considered extinct, the last recorded instance being in 1959.

www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/lithophane-furcifera

[surroundx]

"Barraud also visited the Wye Valley in 1906 and again in 1907 when he recorded the Conformist (Lithophane furcifera suffusa) on sallow at Bigsweir but on the Gloucestershire bank of the Wye."

Source: www.sewbrec.org.uk/content/attachments/Newsletter%2099%20March%202014.pdf

[Melanie]

The nominate race Lithophane furcifera was rediscovered in 2007 in Great Britain.

Source: Justin Gerlach: Extinct Animals of the British Isles, 2014