Family:
Lymantriidae
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| 2026 |
The
Vapourer |
Orgyia
antiqua |
Wingspan
25-30mm |
5 |
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
common, well distributed throughout Britain |
| Habitat: |
Woodland,
fens, garden, heatland, moorland |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Most
broadleaf trees,shrubs, Cotoneaster, Pyracantha |
| Overwinters: |
As
an egg in a batch of hundreds attached to the food plant |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2028 |
Pale
Tussock |
Calliteara
pudibunda |
Wingspan
40-60mm |
10 |
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
common, fairly common in England and Wales, local in Ireland |
| Habitat: |
Garden,
hedgerows, parks, gardens |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Variety
of broadleaf trees |
| Overwinters: |
As
a pupa in a cocoon formed on the food plant |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2029 |
Brown-tail |
Euproctis
chrysorrhea |
Wingspan
36-42mm |
10 |
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
local mainly in S and SE England |
| Habitat: |
Coastal
scrub, parks, gardens, hedgrerows |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Blackthorn,
Hawthorn, Crab Apple, Fruit Trees |
| Overwinters: |
As
a small larva, pupates in a cocoon among the foliage of the
food plant |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2030 |
Yellow-tail |
Euproctis
similis |
Wingspan
28-35mm |
261 |
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
common, well distributed throughout Britain |
| Habitat: |
Scrub,
parks, gardens, hedgrerows |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Variety
of broadleaf trees and shrubs |
| Overwinters: |
As
a small larva. Pupates in a cocoon among the foliage of the
food plant |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2031 |
White
Satin Moth |
Leucoma
salicis |
Wingspan
37-50mm |
18 |
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident
and immigrant. Local, more common in S England, scarcer in
the north |
| Habitat: |
Poplar
plantation, Willow beds, parks and gardens |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Aspen,
other Poplars, Willow, Sallows |
| Overwinters: |
As
a small larva. Pupates in a cocoon among the foliage of the
food plant |
|
| Flight
Period |
|
| 2033 |
Black
Arches |
Lymantria
monacha |
Wingspan
30-50mm |
5 |
© Peter Tilley |
| Status: |
Resident,
local, distributed in the southern half of Britain |
| Habitat: |
Woodland
with mature Oaks |
Laval
Food Plant: |
Pendunculate
Oaks, Sessile Oaks |
| Overwinters: |
As
an egg. Pupates in cocoon in bark crevice of the food plant |
|
| Flight
Period |
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