Angle Shades

Appearance

This species has a wingspan of 45–52 mm and the forewings are very distinctively shaped with a sharply pointed apex. The common name is derived from the characteristic markings on the forewings: the base colour is buffish, brown towards the termen, and is marked with a bold v-shaped pink and green marking. Despite this bright colouring, the angular markings provide excellent disruptive patterning camouflage. The hindwings are whitish with darker venation. Two broods are produced each year, and in the British Isles, the adults are on the wing from May to October. This moth flies mainly at night and is attracted to light and sugar. It may often be seen during the day at rest on fences and garden foliage.

The larva is green or brown with reddish spots along the sides and faint dark chevrons along the back. It feeds on a wide variety of plants . This species overwinters as a larva.

There is a similar related moth called the Small Angle Shades, ''Euplexia lucipara''.

Food

*''Aeonium''
⤷ ''Anemone''
⤷ ''Apium'' - Celery
⤷ ''Basil''
⤷ ''Beta'' - Beet
⤷ ''Betula'' - Birch
⤷ ''Brassica''
⤷ ''Centranthus'' - Red Valerian
⤷ ''Chrysanthemum''
⤷ ''Cynara'' - Globe Artichoke
⤷ ''Dahlia''
⤷ ''Fragaria'' - Strawberry
⤷ ''Geranium''
⤷ ''Hedera'' - Ivy
⤷ ''Helianthus'' - Sunflower
⤷ ''Humulus'' - Hop
⤷ ''Lactuca'' - Lettuce
⤷ ''Lamium'' - Deadnettle
⤷ ''Malus'' - Apple
⤷ ''Nicotiana'' - Tobacco
⤷ ''Pelargonium''
⤷ ''Prunus''
⤷ ''Pyrus'' - Pear
⤷ ''Quercus'' - Oak
⤷ ''Rubus'' - Bramble
⤷ ''Rumex'' - Dock
⤷ ''Senecio''
⤷ ''Solanum''
⤷ ''Spinacia'' - Spinach
⤷ ''Stellaria''
⤷ ''Urtica'' - Nettle
⤷ ''Vicia''
⤷ ''Vitis'' - Grape
See Robinson, G. S. et al.