Pale November Moth

Taxobox
name = Pale November Moth

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image_width = 240px
image_caption = Caterpillar
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
familia = Geometridae
genus = "Epirrita"
species = "E. christyi"
binomial = "Epirrita christyi"
binomial_authority = Allen, 1906The Pale November Moth "(Epirrita christyi)" is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is a fairly common species in Europe including the British Isles.

This species is almost identical to its relatives the November Moth and Autumnal Moth and it is almost impossible to identify them without examination of the genitalia. In general, although melanism occurs regularly in this species it is less prevalent than in November Moth. The Pale November Moth flies at night from September to November ref|flight_season and is attracted to light.

The larva feeds on a variety of trees and shrubs (see list below). The species overwinters as an egg.

#Note|flight_season"The flight season refers to the British Isles. This may vary in other parts of the range."

Recorded food plants

*"Acer" - Maple
*"Betula" - Birch
*"Corylus" - Hazel
*"Crataegus" - Hawthorn
*"Fagus" - Beech
*"Prunus"
*"Quercus" - Oak
*"Sorbus"
*"Ulmus" - Elm

References

*Chinery, Michael "Collins Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe" 1986 (Reprinted 1991)
*Skinner, Bernard "Colour Identification Guide to the Moths of the British Isles" 1984

External links

* [http://www.vlindernet.nl/vlindersoort.php?vlinderid=294 Vlindernet nl]
* [http://waarneming.nl/soort.php?id=9715 waarneming.nl nl]
* [http://webh01.ua.ac.be/vve/Checklists/Lepidoptera/Geometridae/Echristyi.htm Lepidoptera of Belgium]