Field card Cave
[Herald Moth render]

Herald Moth

Scoliopteryx libatrix

Lives:
Across Europe, Asia and North America; winters in caves and cellars
Size:
Wingspan about 4 to 5 cm
Eats:
Nectar and ripe fruit (its caterpillars eat willow leaves)
Status:
Not assessed (common)

Herald Moth facts

  • It spends the winter resting in caves, often beaded with tiny water droplets.
  • Its ragged wing edges help it pass for a dead leaf.

In Word Biome

The Herald Moth is one of the creatures in the Cave world. Watch for it in costume as the Dapper Moth. Tap it during a fight to open this field card.

Costume: Dapper Moth

Sources

Checked against: Butterfly Conservation (UK), Natural History Museum (London).