White Satin Moth (Leucoma salicis) | Species | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Female. Taken at Shilton, Oxon., on July 13th 2025. (© David Hastings) (1/200th sec at f/11) DescriptionFamily: Erebidae (ABH : 72.009) Wing span: 36 - 44mm This species is distinguished from other large, plain white moths by the strong silky sheen, black and white-ringed legs, and an all-white abdomen. The female is larger, but otherwise similar to the male. It is found in most of the southern half of Britain, but is scarce or absent in most of SW England and Wales. As it is also an immigrant, it can turn up anywhere. Habitats include hedgerows, scrub, woodland, parks and gardens, particularly in river valleys or floodplains. There is one generation in July and August. It over-winters as a larva, in a communal silk web on the foodplant. Larvae feed on Aspen and other poplars, sallows and willows. It comes to light. Earliest UK sighting: 28th June ; Latest UK sighting: 23rd July Sightings
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