| ADULT |
Wingspan - 27 - 35mm. A buff coloured moth with 3 white cross-lines across the width of the forewings. At the tip of the forewing is a rich chocolate brown blotch that stops at the outermost cross-line. The front of the thorax is dark brown. The dark tipped tail extends beyond the wings. |
| CHRYSALIS |
Overwinters as a pupa which is located in between leaves of foodplant. |
| LARVA |
Feeds on aspens, poplars and willows. |
| BEHAVIOUR |
Attracted to light. |
| HABITAT |
Found generally in wooded areas. |
| FLIGHT PERIOD |
2 generations - April to May and again on July to August. |
| STATUS |
Local throughout Southern Britain and parts of Scotland. |
