Drepanidae : Thyatirinae
Buff Arches
HABROSYNE pyritoides (Hufnagel, 1766)
Buff Arches
HABROSYNE pyritoides (Hufnagel, 1766)
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Wingspan: 40-44mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe-not extreme South or North : : Central Asia : Japan : Asia Minor : Iran
UK Distribution: Common throughout England & Wales to Yorkshire/Cumbria/Isle of Man : Scotland-very rare : Ireland-widespread : Channel Isles-Widespread & abundant
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Open woodland : Scrub : Gardens
Similar Species -
Pupa: Pupates in a cocoon underground
Overwinters as: Pupa
Observations: The Buff Arches is easily recognised with its greyish basal area , looking like the pattern has been rubbed off,creating a 3D appearance to the remainder of the forewing which is beautifully marked in orange/brown and with a dentate cross-line in brown and white.
The orange brown markings adjacent to the basal area form "arches" which give this moth its common name.
The moth is attracted by sugar and light and is a regular visitor to the moth trap where it can appear in good numbers.It is also on the wing from dusk.
Worldwide Distribution: Europe-not extreme South or North : : Central Asia : Japan : Asia Minor : Iran
UK Distribution: Common throughout England & Wales to Yorkshire/Cumbria/Isle of Man : Scotland-very rare : Ireland-widespread : Channel Isles-Widespread & abundant
UK Conservation Status -
- Common = >300 10Km squares
- Least Concern
- Phalaena pyritoides Hufnagel, 1766
- Phalaena derasa Linnaeus, 1767
- Germany-near Berlin
Habitat: Open woodland : Scrub : Gardens
Similar Species -
- None
Pupa: Pupates in a cocoon underground
Overwinters as: Pupa
Observations: The Buff Arches is easily recognised with its greyish basal area , looking like the pattern has been rubbed off,creating a 3D appearance to the remainder of the forewing which is beautifully marked in orange/brown and with a dentate cross-line in brown and white.
The orange brown markings adjacent to the basal area form "arches" which give this moth its common name.
The moth is attracted by sugar and light and is a regular visitor to the moth trap where it can appear in good numbers.It is also on the wing from dusk.
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Larval Food Plants Worldwide
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- Betulaceae - Birch Family
- Corylus avellana - Hazel
- Rosaceae - Rose Family
- Rubus caesius - Dewberry
- Rubus fruticosus - Bramble - Blackberry
- Rubus idaeus - Raspberry - Framboise
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Drepanoidea Drepanidae Thyatirinae HABROSYNE Hübner [1821] Habrosyne pyritoides (Hufnagel, 1766) - Phalaena derasa Linnaeus, 1767 - PHALAENA pyritoides (Hufnagel, 1766) = Habrosyne derasa Linnaeus, 1767 = Phalaena derasa Linnaeus, 1767 - Berlin. Magazin. 4 (6) : Title Page : p.560 - 562 - Germany-near Berlin |