Hainault Forest
PYRALIDAE
Common Toad
Bufo bufo
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Thistle Ermine

Myelois circumvoluta


This species somewhat resembles members of the Yponomeutidae family but differs in that it does not have black spots on the thorax and features a pure white fringe on the hindwing. Additionally, it is larger in size. Its larvae feed on thistle.