Angle-striped Sallow (Enargia paleacea, (Esper, 1791))

General Information

Pupates in loose soil.

Overwinters as Overwinters as an egg.
Male readily comes to light, sometimes in numbers. Female not.

Forewing length: 17-20mm.
Foodplant(s): Silver Birch (Betula pendula), Downy Birch (Betula pubescens), Aspen (Populus tremula)
Flying: One generation, July-September
UK Presence: Immigrant, Possible Resident
National status:

Habitat

Birch woodland.

Regional Information

There are no records in the system yet in Bulgaria.

Similar Species

Dun-bar Cosmia trapezina

Orange Sallow Tiliacae citrago (=Xanthia)

09531 Angle-striped Sallow Enargia paleacea, (Esper, 1791)

BF2313 (ABH73.211)