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Scoliopteryx libatrix
Erebid moths (Erebidae)

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Red-brown butterfly with a serrated rear edge. The front wing is grey-brown with a striking yellow-orange marking and 3 light cross lines. The central one has a double line and there are 2 small eye-spots as well. When resting the wings are flat and have a curved tip.
The light-green caterpillar is long with a dark and yellow line on its sides.

It can be found in willows and poplars. 

⇔ wsp. 40-45 mm

It often winters as a butterfly in barns and basements.

syn. The Herald

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