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.

Brimstone Moth - Opisthograptis luteolata

Thursday, January 6, 2022

Brimstone Moth - Opisthograptis luteolata The moth is from the family of Geometridae, subfamily Ennominae. It Is a medium Sized macro moth, with a wingspan of 33 to 37 mm. An unmistakable moth having two to three generations flying from April to October. The moth's habitat is mainly hedgerows, gardens, woodland and scrubland, Some overwinter as part grown larva on the food plant. Others as a pupa in a cocoon below the foodplant in debris, or in a crack in walls. The larval feeds on blackthorn, hawthorns, Plum and Bullace. The Status and Distribution of the moth is common throughout the UK.

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