The
angle shades can be well-hidden among the leaf litter - its pinky-brown
markings and scalloped wings giving it the perfect camouflage. It is on
the wing in gardens, woods and hedgerows from May.
About
The
angle shades is a medium-sized moth, generally seen on the wing from
May to October as the result of two broods. The caterpillars are stout
and green or brownish, with faint stripes on every segment. Larvae that
hatch in autumn, overwinter as caterpillars, and pupate in the soil the
following spring to produce the first generation of adults that year.
The caterpillars feed on a wide range of plants including dock and
stinging nettles. This moth is quite common in parks and gardens, as
well as in scrub, and along woodland edges and hedgerows.How to identify
The angle shades is a buff-brown moth, with distinctive, pink-and-brown v-shaped patterns on the forewings.Distribution
Widespread.Did you know?
With its intricate patterning
of pinky-brown, cream and greyish-green, the angle shades moth is
perfectly camouflaged as a curled-up, dead leaf. Often found among the
leaf litter, it folds its wings back to emphasise its camouflage.
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