Oak Eggar (Lasiocampa quercus) female
Introduction
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Oak Eggar (Lasiocampa quercus) female
Image: © Rob Farrow Taken: 28 Jul 2013
The Oak Eggar moth (Lasiocampa quercus) exhibits considerable sexual dimorphism - that is to say that the male and female of the species look quite different. I can therefore confidently state that this is the female of the species. The sexes also differ in that the male tends to fly during the day, while the female is nocturnal. This handsome, and quite sizeable moth (45mm - 75mm wingspan) feeds on various plants, but despite its name, oak is not one of them! See UK moths here http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=250 Cf. male http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=975
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Image Location
Latitude
50.784867
Longitude
-0.892916