Drepana falcataria

Drepana falcataria
Drepana falcataria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Drepana
Species: D. falcataria
Binomial name
Drepana falcataria
Linnaeus, 1758

The Pebble Hook-tip (Drepana falcataria) is a moth of the family Drepanidae. It is found in Europe, through Siberia to East Asia.

Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6

The wingspan is 27–35 mm. The moth flies from April to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Birch and sometimes Alder.

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