Mother of Pearl

Patania ruralis

Common throughout most of Britain, mainly nocturnal.

 The Caterpillar larva is whitish green, sides greener; dorsal line darker; head green.

The Larvae feeds on Nettle in a rolled up leaf.

The forewings are pale whitish-ochreous, yellowish-tinged; a grey subcostal suffusion and connected orbicular dot; lines rather dark grey, first straight, second serrate, curved, strongly broken inwards beneath middle; a dark grey discal mark, nearly followed by a grey blotch; a grey terminal band, edge parallel to second line.

Hindwings with colour, discal mark, and posterior markings as in forewings

Adults fly in a single generation during July & August.