Lepidoptera35 species

Family Hooktip and False Owlet Moths (Drepanidae)

Drepanidae is a family in the order Lepidoptera. Browse 35 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.

Species in Drepanidae (35)

Yellow Horned

Achlya flavicornis

Wingspan 35 to 40 mm. The English and scientific names of this moth are derived from the yellowish colour of the antennae. The adult is greyish, with a finely speckled appearance, and has darker cross-lines and a distinct whitish spot. A good photogr

Chinese Character

Cilix glaucata

Wingspan 18-22 mm. This unusual-looking moth combines its wing-pattern and resting posture to give the appearance of a bird-dropping, thus avoiding the attention of hungry birds. Found in hedgerows, gardens and woodland. It has two generations in the

Oak Lutestring

Cymatophorina diluta

Wingspan 33 to 36 mm. Like other lutestrings, it can be variable, and there is a relatively plain, greyish form. The moths occurring in Britain are a separate subspecies, hartwiegi. Good photographs and/or the specimen required. The single generation

Dusky Hook-tip

Drepana curvatula

The Dusky Hook-tip (Drepana curvatula) is a moth of the family Drepanidae. It is found from Europe to Japan.

Pebble Hook-tip

Drepana falcataria

Wingspan 27-35 mm. The largest and commonest of the 'Hook-tips'. The adults fly at night from May to June and have a second brood in August. The larvae feed usually on Birch but sometimes on Alder. Fairly frequent and found over most of Britain. In a

Thyatira lorata - Hodges#6239

Euthyatira lorata

page creation based on John Davis' identification of this image

Euthyatira semicircularis - Hodges#6241

Euthyatira semicircularis

Identification: Adult: forewing silvery gray in male, dark gray in female; 3 or 4 arc-shaped black lines cross wing in basal area, but are often faint or indistinct; semicircular whitish or pale yellow patch at base, bordered by black; pale gray apic

Two-lined Hooktip

Falcaria bilineata

Falcaria bilineata, the two-lined hooktip moth, is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Packard in 1864. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Newfoundland to New Jersey, west to Oregon and north to British Col

Scalloped Hook-tip

Falcaria lacertinaria

Wingspan 27 to 35 mm. This species has an unusual resting posture, with the wings held in an arch over the back, resembling a dried leaf. It is mainly a woodland species favouring areas where Birch is present. Double-brooded, the adults can be found

Glorious Habrosyne - Hodges#6236

Habrosyne gloriosa

Identification: adult very similar to the more common H. scripta but has a 90 degree jog midway along the AM line (whereas in H. scripta , the AM line is a relatively smooth curve for its entire length

Buff Arches

Habrosyne pyritoides

Wingspan 35 to 40 mm. The combination of smooth grey, white and russet-brown makes this delicately-marked moth one of the prettiest, especially when observed at close range. Open woodland, young plantations, hedgerows and gardens. Flying in July and

Lettered Habrosyne Moth

Habrosyne scripta

The Lettered Habrosyne or Scribe (Habrosyne scripta) is a moth of the Drepanidae family. It is found in southern Canada and the northern United States, from Labrador to Vancouver Island, south in the Appalachians, Ozarks and Rocky Mountains to North

Common Lutestring

Ochropacha duplaris

Wingspan 27 to 32 mm. A relatively poorly-marked species, with a range of variants, some of which tend towards the melanic form obscura. Often it is still possible to see the remnants of a darker spot and pale band across the wing however. A good pho

Frosted Green

Polyploca ridens

Wingspan 30 to 35 mm. Rather distinctive, being predominantly dark green with prominent tufts on the thorax and varying amounts of black and greenish white marbling on the forewings. A good photograph is generally required to support your record. Att

Figure of Eighty

Tethea ocularis

Tethea ocularis, the figure of eighty, is a moth of the family Drepanidae. It is found throughout continental Europe and has a scattered distribution in England and Wales, although it is absent from Scotland and Ireland.

Poplar Lutestring

Tethea or

Wingspan 38 to 43 mm. Characterised by its four cross-lines or 'lutestrings' on the inner part of the forewing, this species sometimes shows a slight purplish tinge when fresh. Good photographs and/or the specimen required. June and July is the typic

Peach Blossom

Thyatira batis

Wingspan 32-38 mm. A beautifully-marked moth, with its pinkish spots on a brown background. The adults fly at night in June and July and can be attracted by bright lights or a sugar-mixture. The reddish-brown caterpillar feeds on Bramble in late summ

Oak Hook-tip

Watsonalla binaria

Wingspan 18-30 mm. The 'Hook-tip' moths get their name from the shape of the tips of the forewings and this species is one of the smaller members of the group. It is double-brooded, flying in May and June and again in August. Mainly nocturnal in habi

Barred Hook-tip

Watsonalla cultraria

Wingspan 20 to 28 mm. The English name describes it well. It is an orangey brown species with a darker central bar to the wings which are hook-tipped. A good photograph is generally required to support your record. Various habitats, often around Beec

Spiny Hook-Tip

Watsonalla uncinula

Watsonalla uncinula, the Spiny Hook-tip, is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It is found in France, Spain, Portugal, Italy and the western and southern part of the Balkan Peninsula.