the more ordinary European form as well as to the British. Biology The larva usually feeds on trees and shrubs (see list below) but has also been recorded on dandelions and also frequently eats the larvae of other species. Recorded food plants Acer – maple Amelanchier Betula – birch Castanea – chestnut Corylus – common hazel Crataegus – hawthorn Filipendula – meadowsweets Fraxinus – European ash Lonicera – honeysuckle Malus – apple Prunus Pyrus – pear Quercus – oak Ribes – redcurrant Rubus Salix – willow Sorbus – rowan Taraxacum – dandelion Tilia – lime Ulmus – elm viburnum – guelder-rose See Robinson, G. S. et al. Notes References Chinery, Michael (1986, reprinted 1991). Collins Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe. Skinner, Bernard (1984). The Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles. External links Taxonomy Colour Atlas Of Siberian Lepidoptera Lepiforum e.V. Eupsilia Moths described in 1766 Moths of Asia Moths of Europe Moths of Iceland Taxa named by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel