| ADULT |
Wingspan - 32 - 43mm. Readily identifiable with a creamy tan ground colour to the forewaings whivh are crossed with a wide band of buff orange-brown. There is a dark discal spot on each side of the crossband and the wing shape is quite distictive. The wings are held straight horizontally a vary in colour intensity. |
| CHRYSALIS |
Found in moss and between fallen leaves. |
| LARVA |
Grey and twig-like and are both omnivorous and cannibalistic feeding on younger larvae. |
| BEHAVIOUR |
Attracted to light. |
| HABITAT |
Woods, parks and gardens as well as shrubby coastal areas, heathland and bogs. |
| FLIGHT PERIOD |
Single brooded. July - August. |
| STATUS |
Resident and common throughout. |
