Poplar Lutestring
A brown moth with fine dark cross-lines on the forewings curving around the 80 mark. The forewings are broader than the Figure of Eight moth. The adults fly at night and are attracted to light.
The caterpillars can be found from mid-July to September feeding at night and resting between two leaves spun flat together during the day. They overwinter as pupae in a delicate cocoon between leaves of the foodplant which fall to the ground with the leaves in autumn.
Size and Family
- Family – Thyatridae
- Medium Sized
- Wingspan Range – 32-40mm
Conservation status
- UK BAP: Not listed
- Common
Caterpillar Food Plants
Aspen (Populus tremula) and other poplars
Habitat
Found in a variety of habitats including broadleaved woodland, carr, river valleys, hedgerows, plantations, parks and gardens.
Distribution
- Countries – England and Wales
- Resident and possible immigrant. Well distributed throughout most of England and Wales, north to Cumbria and Yorkshire. Thinly distributed in western Wales and Cornwall. Occasional in the Channel Islands.
Figure of Eighty - Lez Round
Figure of Eighty
Lez Round
Figure of Eighty - Garry Barlow
Figure of Eighty
Garry Barlow
Figure of Eighty - Sue Davies
Figure of Eighty
Sue Davies
Figure of Eighty - nutmeg66
Figure of Eighty
nutmeg66
Figure of Eighty - Ben Sale
Figure of Eighty
Ben Sale
Figure of Eighty - Ben Sale
Figure of Eighty
Ben Sale
Figure of Eighty - Sue Davies
Figure of Eighty
Sue Davies
Figure of Eighty
Figure of Eighty - Koen Thonissen
Figure of Eighty
Koen Thonissen
Figure of Eighty - Koen Thonissen
Figure of Eighty
Koen Thonissen
Figure of Eighty - Dave Shenton
Figure of Eighty
Dave Shenton