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.
Barred Straw,(Gandaritis pyraliata).
The moth Is a macro species of the family of Geometridae, subfamily,Larentiinae.
It’s a small-sized moth with a wingspan of 28 to 33 mm.
The moth has one generation between May and August sometimes to early-September.
This moths easily identified due to its unique resting posture,
with the forewings held extended and completely covering the hindwings.
The species habitat is mainly Hedgerows, gardens, woodland rides, scrubby grassland.
Overwinters as an egg.
The Larva appears from April to mid-June.
It Pupates among plant debris.
The laval feeds on Cleavers and Bedstraws.
The moth is classed as a common species of the UK.
Click on the species of moth below for further information
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