UKMoths Buff-tip Phalera bucephala - Distribution map
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71.025 BF1994
Buff-tip Phalera bucephala
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Wingspan 42-55 mm.
When at rest, the adults of this species bear a remarkable resemblance to a broken twig of silver birch.
The species is widely distributed throughout Britain, and quite common, especially in the southern half.
The yellow-and-black caterpillars live gregariously and feed on a number of different deciduous trees, sometimes defoliating entire branches.
The adults fly in June and July, frequenting mixed woodland.
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