| ADULT |
Wingspan - 25 - 35mm. A triangular shaped moth with a foreground wing colour ranging from pale yellow to dark brown. Two slightly curved cross-lines across the forewings are always present. The fringes of the forewings are chequered. Females are always larger. |
| CHRYSALIS |
Pupa found in tough yellow cocoon deep within herbage. |
| LARVA |
Brown with blue, red, white and black longitudinal stripes and covered in long hairs. The larva live together in tents which are created to regulate their temperatures. Feeding on a variety of trees including Hawthorn, Sallow, Bramble and Oak. |
| BEHAVIOUR |
Attracted to light. |
| HABITAT |
Found generally in open areas. |
| FLIGHT PERIOD |
July to August. |
| STATUS |
Common throughout Southern Britain. |
