2025 November 15

2025 November 15

   In the last few days, European Winter Moths Operophtera brumata have become quite numerous locally, varying from being quite clearly patterned to having almost no easily- discernible pattern.  Here is one, photographed by Val George on the wall of the nature house at Swan Lake yesterday (November14), quite well patterned.

      Winter Moth  Operophtera brumata (Lep.: Geometridae) 
Val George