65.002 Oak Hoop-tip

Watsonalla binaria

TQ4692 23/07/2020 ©Raymond Small

Frequents heathland, woodland and grassland where oak grows. Males fly high around oaks during the day and night from May to September in two generations. The larvae feed on Pedunculate, Sessile and Turkey Oak. This species belongs to the family Drepanidae which has two sub-families - the Drepaninae and the Thyatirinae. The Drepaninae have broad wings and slender bodies and out of the seven species found in Britain, six have prominent hooked tips on the forewings.