Text and photos  Aare Lindt, www.loodusmuuseum.ee
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Miller moth 

Miller moth     Valge-noolöölane        Acronicta leporina

In Estonia we may see the miller moth in broadleaf and mixed forests and coppices and gardens. Usually they are found singly because it is not a common species. The moths fly from June until the second half of August.

The miller moth is night active and comes willingly to artificial lights.

The caterpillars feed on birches and other deciduous trees. The pupas winter in colonies.

Text and photos  Aare Lindt, www.loodusmuuseum.ee
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Black V moth

B.ack V moth      Nurklainelane        Arctornis l-nigrum

The black V moth was caught for the first time in Estonia in 1999, in Valga County, close to the Mustjõe river mouth.

Today, in about a decade it has become locally common in South Estonia and curently extends its distribution towards north. The moth flies in broadleaf forests in July and August.