UKMoths Orange Moth Angerona prunaria - Distribution map
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70.23 BF1924
Orange Moth Angerona prunaria
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Wingspan 35-45 mm.
The males of this species are brighter in colour and usually slightly smaller than the females; both sexes can be found in the typical plain orange form, as well as f. corylaria, which exhibits an orange band on a dark brown ground colour.
It is locally common in woodland and heathland in the southern parts of England, Wales and Ireland.
The twig-like caterpillars feed on a range of deciduous trees and plants.
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