winter moth
operophtera brumata latin

Winter moth damage appears in May with bound and eaten leaves.

The species resembles the Winter Moth, but is of a lighter colour and is bigger.

Warmer springs disrupt the synchrony of oak and winter moth phenology.

In some species, females have reduced wings (e.g. winter moth and fall cankerworm).

A good example of arising mismatch is the winter moth which has a rather unique life cycle that is highly in tuned with its environment.

Over 80 per cent of oaks have lost more than a quarter of normal crown density, with attacks from winter moths identified as the main cause.

It will take the eggs and larvae of butterflies and moths, particularly those of the Winter Moth.

A sometimes confusing family can be the "Geometridae" (such as the Winter moth) because the adults often rest with their wings folded vertically.

Moonlight was casting deep shadows from the rafters of the rough-wrought ceiling and a winter moth was flitting between the beams.

Erannis tiliaria - Linden Looper, "winter moth"

And Sioned told me to tell you from him, look out for your pear trees, for the winter moth's playing the devil with some of ours here."

The Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata) is a moth of the family Geometridae.

Operophtera bruceata - Bruce Spanworm (also Winter Moth in North America)

Winter Moths are considered an invasive species in North America; Nova Scotia experienced the first confirmed infestations in the 1930s.

In the winter moths (Operophtera), and in the fly Clunio marinus, they are reduced in the female to the condition of small flap-like vestiges.

The most frequently occurring pests are the winter moth (Operophtera brumata) and the mottled umber moth (Erannis defoliaria).

The Linden Looper (Erannis tiliaria), also known under the rather ambiguous name "winter moth", is a moth of the Geometridae family.

The larvae have a mixed diet, preying on the Winter Moth, Operophtera brumata, and eating the roots of plants, mostly grasses in the family Poaceae.

Place a greaseband round the trunk of apple trees to catch the wingless female winter moth as it crawls up the tree from the soil in an attempt to lay its eggs.

In North America, "Winter Moth" usually denotes the closely related Operophtera bruceata, but may also mean the less close relative Erannis tiliaria (Linden Looper).

Prevent damage to leaves and blossom of fruit trees in spring caused by winter moth caterpillars by placing a sticky grease/glue bands around the trunks and tree stakes by early November.

Foraging Pattern of Pine Siskins Carduelis-Pinus and Its Influence on Winter Moth Operophtera-Brumata Survival in an Apple Orchard.

For the winter moth, feeding on oak leaves early in the season maximized the amount of protein and nutrients available to the moth, while minimizing the amount of tannins produced by the tree.

In northern Rhode Island, damage to fruit orchards has been attributed to winter moth, and it is now reported in mid-southern Rhode Island (Bristol/Barrington area and Warwick).

Ostrya species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata), Walnut Sphinx (Amorpha juglandis) and Coleophora ostryae.

The Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata) is a moth of the family Geometridae.

The most frequently occurring pests are the winter moth (Operophtera brumata) and the mottled umber moth (Erannis defoliaria).

The larvae have a mixed diet, preying on the Winter Moth, Operophtera brumata, and eating the roots of plants, mostly grasses in the family Poaceae.

Ostrya species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata), Walnut Sphinx (Amorpha juglandis) and Coleophora ostryae.