| ADULT |
Wingspan 60-80mm. An easily identifiable moth with an olive brown body that has a series white marks on each side of the thorax. The hindwings are a rosy pink with a black border just inside the outer part of the hindwing. The forewings are a darker olive-brown with a broad creamy stripe (that is sometimes tinged pinkish) running through. |
| CHRYSALIS |
Not located in Britain. |
| LARVA |
Greenish brown to black with yellowish spots and feeds on bedstraws and willowherbs. |
| BEHAVIOUR |
Attracted to light. |
| HABITAT |
Coastal. |
| FLIGHT PERIOD |
May - October. |
| STATUS |
Immigrant. More common towards the
South. |