SCIENTIFIC NAME: DIAPHORA MENDICA
VERNACULAR NAME: MUSLIN

Fig 1
ADULT Wingspan 28-39 mm. Males are mainly brown as above and females are whitish. Both have an extremely furry thorax and variable spotting on the wings. The male has yellowish tufts on forelegs. The white abdomen is a key ID feature.
CHRYSALIS  
LARVA Variable in colour and covered in tufts of reddish hairs. Located on docks and chickweed.
BEHAVIOUR Males are attracted to light. Females are active by day.
HABITAT Woodland, parks, downland and gardens.
FLIGHT PERIOD Single brooded. May - June.
STATUS Common and widespread throughout.

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