Stauropus fagi (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lobster Moth
71.0090 (B&F: 1999)
»Suborder: Glossata
»Superfamily: Noctuoidea
»Family: Notodontidae
»Subfamily: Dicranurinae
»Tribe: Hemitheini
Resident species, often fairly common and sometimes common in deciduous woods. Well distributed, but high numbers are very local and episodic. Single-brooded, flying more recently from early April onwards through to late August. Larvae feed on birch, beech, apple, hazel and oak. (Pratt, 2011)
