Pale Eggar (Trichiura crataegi)


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Pale Eggar
Trichiura crataegi (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lasiocampidae : Poecilocampinae

1632 / 66.002

Photo © Matthew Casey, 03/09/2019 - Hethersett

Similar Species: None

Forewing:	14-17mm
Flight:	August - September
Foodplant:	Birches, Blackthorn, Hawthorns
Red List:	Vulnerable (VU)
GB Status:	Common
Verification Grade: Adult: 1

Status
Local. Well recorded in recent years.
Heathland and the edges of woodland.
One of the smaller members of the Lasiocampidae

Recorded in 47 (64%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1873.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Further info: Trichiura crataegi