Pebble Hook-tip (Drepana falcataria, (Linnaeus, 1758))

General Information

The pupa is formed in a cocoon between leaves.

Overwinters as Overwinters as a pupa.
Both sexes readily come to light, sometimes in numbers.

Forewing length: 17-21mm.
Foodplant(s): Downy Birch (Betula pubescens), Silver Birch (Betula pendula), Alder (Alnus glutinosa)
Flying: Two generations, April-June and July-September
UK Presence: Resident
National status:

Habitat

Woodland, heathland, birch scrub and alder carr.

Regional Information

There are no records in the system yet in Bulgaria.

Similar Species

Dusky Hook-tip Drepana curvatula

07508 Pebble Hook-tip Drepana falcataria, (Linnaeus, 1758)

BF1648 (ABH65.005)