CHINESE CHARACTER |
CILIX GLAUCATA |
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| Fig 1 |
ADULT: Wingspan 18 -22mm. The resting posture and colours of this moth convince the finder that a bird dropping is being viewed such is the remarkable mimicry. The white forewings have beautful subtle markings with smudged blues most noticeable. CHRYSALIS: N/A. LARVA: Feeds on Hawthorn, Blackthorn and Bramble. BEHAVIOUR: Attracted to light. HABITAT: Hedgerows, gardens, parks and coastal. FLIGHT PERIOD: Resident. 2 generations - May to July and again in August. STATUS: Resident. Common throughout but absent in north of Scotland. |