| SCIENTIFIC NAME: | TETHEA OCULARIS |
| VERNACULAR NAME: | FIGURE OF EIGHTY |
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| Fig 1 |
| ADULT | Wingspan - 35 - 45mm. The wavy black crosslines and the chalky white '80' marking on a brownish wing that sometimes has a violet tinge is quite distinctive. A cylindrical posture is held by the moth when at rest. Hindwings are grey. |
| CHRYSALIS | Overwinters as a pupa. |
| LARVA | Grey and white in colour and feeds on Aspen. |
| BEHAVIOUR | Attracted to light and sugar. |
| HABITAT | Woods, parks and gardens. |
| FLIGHT PERIOD | Single brooded. May to July. |
| STATUS | Common resident in Southern Britain. |