Hello, from Steve Garten and welcome to my weird and wonderful world of moths.
I’m amateur Lepidopterist, I trap and record moth species on my six acre wildlife meadow at Tibenham Norfolk, UK.
The list of moths listed in this Macro-moths blog and the Micro Moths blog are the species I have recorded since 2015.
December Moth----Poecilocampa populi.
The moth is from the family of Lasiocampidae – subfamily ---- Poecilocampinae.
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It Is a small to medium-sized macro moth with a wingspan of 35 to 45 mm.
The moth as one generation and its flight season are from October to January.
The moth habitats are mainly woodland, scrub, hedgerows and gardens.
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It overwinters as an egg attached to the bark of a twig or trunk.
The larva appears from April to June,
The larva feeds at night in spring on a variety of deciduous trees, Docks and dandelions.
It then Pupates under bark or amongst plant debris.
The moth is classed as a common species and well distributed throughout the UK.
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