66.002 BF1632 - Pale Eggar - Lasiocampidae - Trichiura crataegi

66.002 BF1632 - Lasiocampidae - Trichiura crataegi - Pale Eggar

Adult Macro: CAT 1 - Distinctive species unlikely to be confused with others -

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- Rare / Uncommon / Scarce

Taxonomy: Macro >> Lasiocampidae

ID Difficulty: green

- easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.

ID pointers: The moth is easily identified as it is the only grey eggar in Britain. The flight period also helps with the ID process.The forewing colour and patterning is diagnostic.

Distribution: (Last record: 21/08/2024 at Aston Gravel Pits ) - A resident that seems to be thinly distributed throughout South Derbyshire, which remains uncommon, and almost absent elsewhere in the county. Numbers recorded each year are low and in single figures. During 2019-2023 only five records. A total of 10 were recorded from Aston GP on 21/8/2024.

Flight Period: August / September / - On the wing August – September.One generation – both sexes come to light

Moth Activity: Nocturnal - and is attracted to light

Wingspan: 25-30mm
Forewing: 14-17mm

Food Plant: Birches, Blackthorn and Hawthorns

Last Recorded Date: 21/08/2024

Last Recorded By: Martin Roome

Last Recorded General Area: Aston Gravel Pits

No First Date Information Recorded

IMAGES BELOW: Male – note the feathered antennae / Melbourne – Images by Tony Davison ©