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761
761
Larva of November moth (
Epirrita dilutata
).
762
November moth (
Epirrita dilutata
).
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764
763
Female mottled umber moth (
Erannis defoliaria
).
764
Male mottled umber moth (
Erannis defoliaria
).
765
Epirrita dilutata
(Denis & Schiffermüller)
(
761-762
)
November moth
A generally common woodland species and sometimes
a minor pest of trees and shrubs, including birch
(
Betula
), crab-apple (
Malus
), elm (
Ulmus
), hawthorn
(
Crataegus
), maple (
Acer
) and oak (
Quercus
). The
larvae occur in small numbers on cultivated plants,
browsing on the foliage from April to June, and
contributing to damage caused by various other spring-
feeding species. Fully grown larvae (
c
. 30 mm long) are
rather plump and bright velvet-green (but greenish
white below), with small, pale pinacula, reddish-brown
spiracles, a creamy-white subspiracular line and faint
whitish lines down the back; the back sometimes
also bears a series of purplish-red, diamond-shaped
markings. Adults (32-38 mm wingspan) are dull
greyish to black, with wavy crosslines. They occur
mainly in October and November.
765
Larva of mottled umber moth (
Erannis defoliaria
).
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