Oak Hook-tip (Watsonalla binaria, (Hufnagel, 1767))

General Information
The pupa is formed in a cocoon in a tightly folded leaf.
Overwinters as Overwinters as a pupa.
Both sexes readily come to light, sometimes in numbers.

Forewing length: 13-18mm.
Foodplant(s): Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur), Sessile Oak (Quercus petraea), Turkey Oak (Quercus laevis)
Flying: Two generations, May-June and July-September
UK Presence: Resident
National status:

Habitat

Oak heathland, woodland, fens, grassland.

Regional Information

There are no records in the system yet in Bulgaria.

Similar Species

Western Stara Planina, Serbia, 10th June 2016.

Barred Hook-tip Watsonalla cultraria

07503 Oak Hook-tip Watsonalla binaria, (Hufnagel, 1767)

BF1646 (ABH65.002)