Family Geometridae » Subfamily Larentiinae » Ecliptopera silaceata ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) 70.094 (BF1759)
Wingspan 23-27 mm. A dark moth with distinctive patterning. The male rests with the tip of its abdomen pointing upwards. The adult flies in two broods in the south, from May to July, and then in August and September. One generation in the north. It is found where the larva foodplant willowherbs appears, such as woodland rides, field margins, allotments, waste ground and allotments. A resident species, common and widespread throughout Britain.
Caught in moth trap, back garden, South Staffordshire. 30th July 2011. Photos © Peter Hillman.
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