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The tissue moths photographed in the cellar of Anija manor

 

 

The tissue moth imagos that hatched in the beginning of August last year will live until the end of May. Already from the beginning of September and until April they can be found wintering in caves, cellars, tree hollows. If they are disturbed they manage to find a new sheltered wintering place, crawling or sometimes flying.

 

Tissue moths live in broadleaf and mixed forests and also feel quite at home in culture landscapes. The protective colouring  and pattern on the wings is very good. The wing span is up to 4 centimetres.

 

Tissue moths are wary and even light they enjoy at a distance; this is why we meet these quite common moths rather seldom.

 

The Estonian name of the moth, paakspuuvaksik, "the alder buckthorn moth", comes from the fact that its larva feed on buckthorn family species.

 

Tissue moth