Notodontidae

Buff-tip

Phalera bucephala

Gorseinon, West Glamorgan, Wales - August 2007

Buff-tip is common in England and Wales with a patchier distribution in Scotland where it is commoner in the west.  It inhabits open woodland, scrub and gardens where its larvae feed on a variety of broadleaved trees and shrubs.

Gorseinon, West Glamorgan, Wales - August 2007