Antler Moth
Taken at Tyninghame Bay on 12th August 2020 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
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Antler Moth
Antler Moth
Taken at Broch of Gurness on 19th July 2018 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode. Fact File

Antler Moth.
Species:
Order:
Family:		 Cerapteryx graminis.
Lepidoptera.
Noctuidae.
Larval Food:
Adult Food:
Wingspan:
Description:


Flies/Found:
 Various grasses including Deschampsia, Festuca and Nardus.
Wide range of flowers.
Male: 27-32 mm: Female: 35 - 39 mm.
The forewings are brown, speckled with black and marked with a bold white branched basal streak which gives the species its common name. The hindwings are dark brown with a white fringe.
July - September.