Pale November moth | |
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Mounted | |
Live adult | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Epirrita |
Species: | E. christyi
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Binomial name | |
Epirrita christyi (Allen, 1906)
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The pale November moth (Epirrita christyi) is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Allen in 1906. It is a fairly common species in Western Europe including the British Isles.
This species is almost identical to its relatives the November moth , the small autumnal moth and the autumnal moth and it is almost impossible to identify them without examination of the genitalia. See Townsend et al. [1] In general, although melanism occurs regularly in this species it is less prevalent than in the November moth.
The pale November moth flies at night from September to November [1] and is attracted to light.
The larva feeds on a variety of trees and shrubs (see list below). The species overwinters as an egg.