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 Ermine - Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine, Spilosoma lutea.

The moth is from the family of Erebidae, subfamily Arctiinae.

A medium-sized looking macro moth species, with a wingspan of 28 to 40 mm.

The moth as one generation and its flight season are from May to July.

It overwinters as a pupa in a cocoon formed among plant litter.

The larva appears from July to mid-October.

The moth's habitat is mainly— parks, woodland, hedgerows and gardens and sand-dunes.

The moth is a common resident of the UK.

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