Hello, from Steve Garten and welcome to my weird and wonderful world of moths.
I’m amateur Lepidopterist, I trap and record moth species on my six acre wildlife meadow at Tibenham Norfolk, UK.
The list of moths listed in this Macro-moths blog and the Micro Moths blog are the species I have recorded since 2015.
Early Moth - Theria primaria.
The moth is from the family of Geometridae – subfamily ---- Ennominae.
.It Is a medium-sized macro moth, with a wingspan of 32 to 37 mm.
The females of this species are almost wingless a characteristic of many other winter moth species.
The species as one generation and its flight season are January to February.
The moth's habitats are mainly open woodland areas, margins, scrub and hedgerows.
The species overwinters as a pupa just below ground.
The larva appears from April to May.
The species feed mainly on Hawthorn and Blackthorn in the larval stage..
The moth is classified nationally as a Common species of the UK.
Click on the species of moth below for further information
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