66.002 Pale Eggar Copyright Martin Evans
66.002 Pale Eggar dark form Copyright Martin Evans
Distribution map Copyright Martin Evans
Life stages table Copyright Martin Evans
Life stages table Copyright Martin Evans 66.002 Pale Eggar Copyright Martin Evans

Lasiocampidae

66.002 Pale Eggar Trichiura crataegi (Linnaeus, 1758)

Common

Similar species:

Forewing: 14 to 17mm

Habitats: Open woodland, scrub, hedgerows, heathland, moorland and gardens.

Habits: The moth comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds mainly on Hawthorn, Blackthorn and birches growing in the sun. It also feeds on Hazel, Crab Apple, sallows, Bramble, oaks, heather, Bell Heather, Bilberry and other deciduous shrubs and trees. It pupates in a cocoon in the leaf litter.