Oak Hook-tip (Watsonalla binaria) | Species | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Taken at Aston, Oxon., on September 3rd 2022. (© David Hastings) (1/250th sec at f11) DescriptionFamily: Drepanidae (ABH : 65.002) Wing span: 26 - 36mm This is a distinctive orange-brown moth with two well-defined pale crosslines on the forewing. It has two prominent blackish spots in the centre of the forewing, and two small dots on the hindwing. Females are generally larger. It is well distributed in England and Wales. Occasional in SW Scotland. It is most numerous in oak woodland, but also occurs in hedgerows, parks and gardens. There are two generations per year, May to June and late July to mid-September. It over-winters as a pupa. Larvae feed on oaks, and possibly Silver Birch. It flies from dusk and comes to light. Earliest UK sighting: 8th June ; Latest UK sighting: 8th September Sightings
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