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.

Pale Oak Beauty - Hypomecis punctinalis.

Monday, January 16, 2023

Pale Oak Beauty - Hypomecis punctinalis. A macro moth species from the family of Geometridae Sub family Ennominaesub. Although rather variable in ground colour, this species can be confused with Great Oak Beauty. One of the separating features is that the latter species has a pale spot on a dark background on the tip of the forewing underside. The moth has a wingspan of 46 to 55 mm. The moth as one generation from May to July. The moth's Favoured habitat is woodland. The larva foodplants are Oak, Birch and other trees. The moth is widespread and classified nationally as a common species of the UK.

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