Operophtera fagata

Operophtera fagata
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Operophtera
Species:	O. fagata
Binomial name
Operophtera fagata Scharfenberg, 1805

The Northern Winter Moth (Operophtera fagata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species can be found in Europe.

Female

Caterpillar

The female of this species is virtually wingless and cannot fly. The wingspan of the males is 32-40 mm. The species resembles the Winter Moth, but is of a lighter colour and is bigger. The adults are active from October to December.^[1]

The larvae feed on Birch, Tilia, and Apple.

Notes

1. ^ The flight season refers to the British Isles. This may vary in other parts of the range.

External links

• Vlindernet (Dutch)
• waarneming.nl (Dutch)
• Lepidoptera of Belgium
• Northern Winter Moth at UKmoths