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Species Name: Buff-Tip

Welcome to Dave McCormick's Moth and Butterfly World. Here is information on the Buff-Tip (Phalera bucephala). Hear Scientific Name Sound

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Information

The Buff-Tip is a very distinctive species. Its common name derives from the forewing markings that camouflages the moth when it rests. This moth is widespread in Europe and eastwards to Siberia. The species is widely distributed throughout Britain, and quite common, especially in the southern half of England.

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Adult Images

This is a fairly large, heavy bodied species with a wingspan of 55-68 mm. The forewings are grey with a large prominent buff patch at the apex. As the thoracic hair is also buff, the moth looks remarkably like a broken twig at rest. The hindwings are creamy-white. This moth flies at night in June and July. 

The young caterpillars are gregarious, becoming solitary later. The older caterpillars are very striking, black with white and yellow lines. It feeds on many trees and shrubs. 

Adult Images
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Buff Ermine on Fence

Information  

Location: Mountstewart, Co Down, Northern Ireland.

I was walking along the edge of a wall with beech trees growing beside the wall and looking for moths or butterflies.

I almost passed these two on a beech tree, but luckily I looked twice. I think these two might have been a mating pair, but I am not 100% sure, but one looked bigger than the other. These really do look like broken birch tree twigs. This was taken with my Samsung Digimax L85. Taken
on 12/05/2007.

 		 14/06/2007David McCormick

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Map Data

This is to show the compiled map data for this species that I have made. There is currently no map data for this species. 

References

http://www.ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=423 - Buff-Tip - (c) 2009, Ian Kimbler

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buff_tip - Buff-Tip - Wikipedia 

Page last edited: 16/12/2009 01:34

(c) David McCormick 2009