Nut-tree Tussock
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Colocasia coryli
Fairly common in Southern Britain, more local further North.
Mainly nocturnal.
The Larva is ochreous, with grey hairs; dorsal line dark, with two long projecting pencils of black hairs
The Larvae feed on a variety of deciduous trees, e.g. Hazel, Birch and Hornbeam.
The ground colour of the forewings is variable silver to brownish grey.
The basal area of the forewing is darker as far as the median field then paler in the distal field.
Antemedian and postmedian lines are both black.
The stigmata are round and outlined in black sometimes white in the centre.
The Moth is bivoltine in southern Britain, on the wing April - June and July - September.
Univoltine in the north, on the wing May - June.