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.

Willow Beauty - Peribatodes rhomboidaria.

Willow Beauty - Peribatodes rhomboidaria. A macro moth species from the family of Geometridae subfamily Ennominae. Typical forms are brownish with darker streaks and markings, but there is also a greyish form, perfumaria, as well as an almost black melanic variant. The moth has a wingspan of 30-38 mm. The moth as one generation from June to October. The moth's habitat favours Woodland, scrub, hedgerows, parks, and gardens. The larval foodplants are several deciduous trees including Hawthorn and Ivy. The moth is classified nationally as a Common species in the UK.

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