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.
Buff Arches, Habrosyne pyritoides.
The moth is from the family of Drepanidae, subfamily Thyatirinae.
An unmistakable medium-sized looking macro moth species, with a wingspan of 35 to 40 mm.
The moth as one generation and its flight season is from June to August.
It then pupates in a cocoon underground about six weeks later.
The moth's habitat is mainly— Open woodland, young plantations, hedgerows and gardens.
The larva appears from July to mid-October feeding mainly at night.
The moth is relatively common in England, Wales and Ireland, but absent from most of Scotland.
Click on the species of moth below for further information
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