Show Navigation

Image 1 of 1

140775.jpg

Add to Lightbox Download
Merveille du Jour Dichonia aprilina Length 24-26mm. A stunningly beautiful moth whose patterning is a good match for tree lichen. Rests with wings spread flat or in tent-like manner. Adult has pale lime-green forewings marked with pale sky-blue patches and black and white lines. Larva feeds on oaks. Widespread and fairly common in southern and central Britain; more local further north.
Copyright
© PAUL STERRY/Nature Photographers
Image Size
2264x2840 / 1.7MB
www.naturephotographers.co.uk
Contained in galleries
MOTHS, MOTH CUT-OUTS
Merveille du Jour Dichonia aprilina Length 24-26mm. A stunningly beautiful moth whose patterning is a good match for tree lichen. Rests with wings spread flat or in tent-like manner. Adult has pale lime-green forewings marked with pale sky-blue patches and black and white lines. Larva feeds on oaks. Widespread and fairly common in southern and central Britain; more local further north.