Green-brindled Crescent

Allophones oxyacanthae

Fairly common & widespread in Britain, mainly nocturnal.

The Larvae feed on a variety of trees and bushes, including Hawthorn & Blackthorn.

Forewing reddish grey, varied with fuscous; the nervures and inner margin lined with green scales; a strong black streak from base below cell; lines finely black, the inner sharply angled outwards at the end of the basal streak, the outer marked with a bright white crescent on submedian fold; stigmata all large, pale pinky brown.

The Moth flies from September to November.