UKMoths The Coronet Craniophora ligustri - Distribution map
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73.047 BF2291
The Coronet Craniophora ligustri
([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Wingspan 30-35 mm.
Widely distributed, but not common, throughout much of Britain, it is more frequent in the south and south-west.
The habitat preferences are woodland, commons, downland and marshy places, and the flight period is during June and July.
When fresh, some individuals show an olive-green suffusion to the darker parts of the forewing.
The larval foodplants are ash (Fraxinus) and privet (Ligustrum).
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