Clouded Silver

Lomographa temerata · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Geometridae

Damages trees, gardens or crops. The caterpillars feed on the leaves of many trees and shrubs, which can damage gardens, orchards and forests.

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The clouded silver moth has a wingspan of about 22 to 26 mm and whitish wings with a silky sheen, a black spot on each forewing and a variable dark cloud near the wing tip, plus a broad white dentate line. It lives in woodlands, gardens, hedges and other mixed habitats across Europe and Asia, and the adults fly in May-June before overwintering as pupae. The larvae eat leaves of many common trees and shrubs such as hawthorn, blackthorn, cherry, apple, oak and birch, which can harm garden plants and forest trees.

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How to recognize it

The forewings are whitish with a silky sheen, a black discoid spot, short black-brown markings at the base, and a dark cloud in the distal part that leaves a broad white dentate subterminal line. The hindwings have a small black central spot and faint grey bands; the black spots appear on both upper and lower sides.

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Size

Wingspan ranges from 22 to 26 mm.

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What it eats

Larvae feed on leaves of many trees and shrubs, including hawthorn, blackthorn, wild and bird cherry, plum, apple, field maple, beech, rose, willow, rowan, impatiens, birch and oak.

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