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Small World Discoveries
by Tony Enticknap - tickspics
Focusing on insects, arachnids and other small nature subjects from East Dorset and the New Forest ...
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Scoliopteryx libatrix
LEPIDOPTERA | Noctuoidea
Erebidae (Snouts, Marbleds, Tussocks, Tigers, Footman Moths ...) > Scoliopteryginae
Checklist ref. 72.001
Designation: 'macro-moth'
Status: common and widely distributed
Typical habitat: woodland, hedgerows, gardens
Larval foodplant:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â willows, poplars and Aspen
Flight behaviour: typically flies at night, but comes to light
Flight season: March - June, August - October
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Three Legged Cross (garden), East Dorset | June 20
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