About Abraxas sylvata (Scopoli, 1763)
This moth species is mostly white with brownish patches covering all wings, and has small pale gray areas on both the forewings and hindwings. When resting on the upper surface of leaves, individuals resemble bird droppings. The wingspan ranges from 38 mm to 48 mm. The wings have a white base color, are thinly scaled, and are partially transparent. The base of the forewings is yellow-brown, with a large yellow and black spot at the dorsal edge; the rest of the forewing has scattered light gray spots, some of which form a cross-band in the outer section of the wing. The hindwings have a yellow and black spot at the inner edge, with scattered light gray spots across the rest of the wing. The larva has black and yellow longitudinal stripes. This species is distributed across the range from Europe to Japan. Moths inhabit forests, thickets, and sometimes parks, where they occur on various deciduous trees.
