Satellite, Eupsilia transversa Noctuidae     Xyleninae (Acronictinae)

ABH 73.210
B&F 2256   *   Eupsilia transversa   *   The Satellite

Common
Wingspan: 32-42mm

Season: September-April, over-wintering as an adult
Habitat: Deciduous woodland, parks and gardens

The larvae are omnivorous, initially feeding on leaves of deciduous trees and shrubs and later also on the larvae of other moth species.
Lower photographs show larva on Ash (Fraxinus)


Satellite, Eupsilia transversa

Satellite, Eupsilia transversa

Satellite, Eupsilia transversa

Satellite, Eupsilia transversa
Satellite, Eupsilia transversa
Upton, Dorset. March 2014. Larva: Pamphill, May 2018

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