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Hydriomena furcata
(Thunberg) (
768-769
)
syn.
Cidaria furcata
(Thunberg);
Larentia
sordidata
(Fabricius)
July highflier moth
Widespread and generally common in and around open
woodlands, and in association with hedgerows. Larvae
(up to 25 mm long) are stout-bodied, brownish to black,
with partly whitish intersegmental rings and whitish
lines along the back and sides. They feed between spun
leaves in May and June, and are sometimes noted on
ornamental or nursery trees and shrubs, especially hazel
(
Corylus
) and willow (
Salix
); attacks have also occurred
on conifers, including Sitka spruce (
Picea sitchensis
).
The rather drab, greyish-green to brownish-yellow,
round-winged adults (28-30 mm wingspan) occur in
July and August.
Lomaspilis marginata
(Linnaeus) (
770-771
)
Clouded border moth
A generally distributed and often common species,
associated with aspen (
Populus tremula
), black poplar
(
P. nigra
), common hazel (
Corylus avellana
) and
various kinds of willow (
Salix
). The larvae feed on the
foliage from June onwards. They often occur on
cultivated plants but damage caused is unimportant.
Fully fed individuals (18-20 mm long) are yellowish
green, with paired dark green lines along the back and a
purplish-brown blotch on the last abdominal segment;
the head is green, marked with purplish brown. Adults
(22-24 mm wingspan) are mainly white to yellowish
white, with an irregular greyish-black border and,
sometimes, a partial or complete median band on each
wing. The moths are most numerous in May and June;
in parts of mainland Europe, there are two generations
annually.
768
769
768
Larva of July highflier moth (
Hydriomena furcata
).
769
July highflier moth (
Hydriomena furcata
).
770
771
770
Larva of clouded border moth (
Lomaspilis marginata
).
771
Clouded border moth (
Lomaspilis marginata
).
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