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Yellow-barred Brindle Acasis viretata Wingspan 26-29mm. An attractive moth whose rounded wings are spread flat at rest. Adult has greenish-yellow wings overall when fresh although colours soon fade. Forewing has a dark central band and outer margin is usually pale. Flies May-June, with sometimes a second brood in August in the south. Larva feeds on range of shrubs including Holly and Ivy. Widespread but local.
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Yellow-barred Brindle Acasis viretata Wingspan 26-29mm. An attractive moth whose rounded wings are spread flat at rest. Adult has greenish-yellow wings overall when fresh although colours soon fade. Forewing has a dark central band and outer margin is usually pale. Flies May-June, with sometimes a second brood in August in the south. Larva feeds on range of shrubs including Holly and Ivy. Widespread but local.