Appearance
The wingspan is 32-40 mm. This is an extremely variable species, typically being buff or grey with black bars along the costa, but often with a broad blackish band across the forewings. Melanic forms are also common, especially in industrial areas. In all but the darkest variations the most characteristic feature is a pale "zig-zag" line across the hindwing. This moth flies at night in June and July and is attracted to light.
Naming
*''A. r. muraria''⤷ ''A. r. repandata''
⤷ ''A. r. sodorensium''
Food
Food plants:⤷ ''Alnus'' - Alder
⤷ ''Betula'' - Birch
⤷ ''Calluna'' - Heather
⤷ ''Crataegus'' - Hawthorn
⤷ ''Cytisus'' - Broom
⤷ ''Filipendula'' - Meadowsweet
⤷ ''Ligustrum'' - Privet
⤷ ''Lonicera'' - Honeysuckle
⤷ ''Quercus'' - Oak
⤷ ''Rhododendron''
⤷ ''Ribes'' - Currant
⤷ ''Rubus'' - Bramble
⤷ ''Rumex'' - Dock
⤷ ''Salix'' - Willow
⤷ ''Sorbus'' - Rowan
⤷ ''Tilia'' - Lime
⤷ ''Vaccinium''
The larva feeds on the leaves and soft bark of a wide range of trees and other plants. The species overwinters as a small larva.
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