SCIENTIFIC NAME: DASYCHIRA PUDIBUNDA
VERNACULAR NAME: PALE TUSSOCK

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ADULT Wingspan - 55 - 60mm. A delightfully subtle moth of ashy-grey markings on a white background. The smaller male has stunning orange-brown feathered antennae.
CHRYSALIS Black-brown with yellowish hairs located on the ground.
LARVA Green and yellow and hairy with glimpse of black between body segments. Located feeding on oak, lime and birch leaves. Use to be known as 'Hop Dogs' for their liking of hops.
BEHAVIOUR

Attracted to light.

HABITAT Woods, parks and gardens.
FLIGHT PERIOD Single brooded. May - June.
STATUS Resident and common but absent from Scotland.

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