David Element
Wildlife Photography and Digital Video Images
___________________________________________________________________Moths
109 – November Moths
NOVEMBER MOTH Epirrita
dilutata (m)
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There are four Epirrita
species, collectively described as ‘November Moths’ (Geometridae,
Larentiinae). They are difficult to separate
without morphological examination, and the example above has been provisionally
identified as the November Moth E. dilutata
as its wings are uniformly dark and featureless – never normally helpful when a
moth needs to be identified, but in this case a probable clincher for a male of
this species. As may be inferred from the vernacular name, this species is
unlikely to be seen before September (in the north) and (rather fittingly) most
likely to be on the wing in November. Their larvae can feed on a range of
broadleaved shrubs and trees. Possibly rather unkind to say so, but this must
be one of the least photogenic of moths!
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