Black-veined moth
The black-veined moth has white or cream wings with dark lines along the veins, like a drawing. It flies during the day over grassy places. As it gets older, its wings get whiter and the black veins show through more and more.
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Fun facts
Fresh moths are cream coloured, old ones are whiter because their scales rub off.
Females are smaller than males and have three black lines along their bodies.
The male's body curves upwards at the end.
In Britain it is very rare and lives only in east Kent.
It flies in May and June.
Most asked questions about Black-veined moth
?When does the black-veined moth fly?
In daytime, from the beginning of May to the end of June.
?Why do the black veins get clearer with age?
The tiny scales on its wings rub off, so the dark veins underneath show through.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Siona lineata
- Named by
- Scopoli, 1763
- Group
- Moths
- Family
- Geometridae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Geometridae
- Lives on
- Europe, Asia
Where the facts come from
- Siona lineata (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Charles J. Sharp. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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