Lasiocampidae

66.010 Drinker Euthrix potatoria (Linnaeus, 1758)

Common

Similar species:

Forewing: M 21 to 25mm, F 28 to 35mm

Habitats: Damp grassland, marshes, fens, ditches, river-banks, boggy heathland, lowland moorland, scrub, gardens, woodland rides and clearings.

Habits: The moth comes to light, but the female only occasionally.

Foodplant: The larva feeds nocturnally on Cock's-foot, Common Couch, Common Reed, Wood Small-reed, Reed Canary-grass and a variety of other broad-leaved grasses and sedges. The elongated papery cocoon is usually formed low along a grass stem.