Short-barred Marble

Ova The eggs are laid on willows (Salix species).

Larva The larva is green; dorsal and subdorsal lines darker; head and plate of 2 yellowish-green. The larvae feed on the catkins and later the leaves of willows in May and June.

Pupa The blackish brown pupa can be found in a silken cocoon, spun between two leaves of the foodpant in June and July.

Imago The wingspan is 17–20 mm. The head and thorax are grey. The forewings are grey, closely striated with whitish . The basal patch and a subtriangular central costal blotch are fuscous, black-marked, the apex of blotch truncate, marked with a black dash. The costa posteriorly is fuscous-spotted with a darker black-dotted subterminal mark in middle. The hindwings are grey, darker posteriorly. Julius von Kennel provides a full description. Adults are on wing from July to August, flying from late evening onwards and coming to light and sugar. [1]. During the day they rest in foliage and are not usually easily disturbed.