Hello, from Steve Garten and welcome to my weird and wonderful world of moths.

Iā€™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.

Oak Eggar - Lasiocampa quercus.

Oak Eggar - Lasiocampa quercus. A macro moth species from the family of Lasiocampidae sub family Lasiocampinae. The males are red brown with a yellow band across the wing, whereas the females are larger and a paler cream colour. Adults from northern moors and some dunes and southern heaths are often larger and darker than most southern forms. The Oak Eggar, despite its name, does not feed on Oak but is so-called because the shape of its cocoon is acorn-like. The moth has a wingspan of 45-75 mm. The moth as one generation from July to August. The moth's habitat favours woodland edges, hedgerows, downland, fens, sand-dunes, sand-hills and sea cliffs. The larva foodplants are Heathers, Bilberry, Bramble other woody plants. The moth is widespread and classified nationally as a common species of the UK.

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