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.
Beautiful Hook-tip (Laspeyria flexula).
The moth Is from the family of Erebidae, subfamily, Boletobiinae.
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The moth is a small macro species with a wingspan of 23 to 27 mm.
The moth is a single-brooded species on the wing from June to August.
Its habitat is mainly woodland, parks, gardens and orchards. It overwinters as a small larva. The larva appears from August or September to late-May, Most active at night.
Pupates in a tough cocoon, formed on a twig or branch.
The larvae feed on lichens which grow on the bark of a variety of deciduous and coniferous trees.
The species is classified as a local species of the UK.
Click on the species of moth below for further information
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