Marbled Brown (Drymonia dodonaea, ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775))

General Information

Pupates in loose soil.

Overwinters as Overwinters as a pupa.
Male readily comes to light, sometimes in numbers. Female not.

Forewing length: 17-20mm.
Foodplant(s): Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur), Sessile Oak (Quercus petraea)
Flying: One generation, May-early July
UK Presence: Resident
National status:

Habitat

Mature oak woodland.

Regional Information

There are no records in the system yet in Bulgaria.

Similar Species

Lunar Marbled Brown Drymonia ruficornis

08721 Marbled Brown Drymonia dodonaea, ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

BF2014 (ABH71.010)