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2469 The Herald Moth Scoliopteryx libatrix

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Family Ophiderinae

Wingspan 4 - 4.5 cm

Description

A earth brown colour with red margins , outer wings jagged. Active night feeder feeding at night on flowers and sometimes ripe fruit

Flight Period

Early June to august with a second brood from May to September.This colourful moth overwinters as an adult, consequently it may be one of the last moths to be seen toward the end of the year.

Larvae feed on willow (Salix) and poplar (Populus).

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