Pale Eggar
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Trichiura crataegi
Quite common in few parts of England, Wales & Scotland, mainly nocturnal.
The Larvae feed on Blackthorn, Hawthorn, Bilberry & Heather.
The forewings are grey or dark grey, whitish-sprinkled.
The hindwings are light grey, darker posteriorly with a cloudy pale or whitish median line, anteriorly edged with dark grey.
The Larva is black, grey, or whitish marked with black, hairs reddish-brown.
In pale specimens there is an irregular dark dorsal band; subdorsal series of brown-red spots, sometimes separated by whitish ochreous spots.
Adults are on wing from August to September.