65.008 Peach Blossom Copyright Martin Evans
Distribution map Copyright Martin Evans
Life stages table Copyright Martin Evans
Life stages table Copyright Martin Evans 65.008 Peach Blossom Copyright Martin Evans

Drepanidae

65.008 Peach Blossom Thyatira batis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Common

Similar species:

Forewing: 16 to 19mm

Habitats: Open woodland, scrub and gardens.

Habits: The moth flies from dusk and comes to light and sugar.

Foodplant: The larva feeds at night on the leaves of Bramble. When young it rests on the foodplant in the day. When older it hides in the leaf litter. It pupates in a cocoon in the leaf litter or just below the soil.