Black-veined Moth

Description:

1st photo: Ventral view (underside). 2nd photo: Dorsal view (upperside). Siona lineata, the black-veined moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. Wings are white or cream colored with dusky veins in the upperside and black or dark brown veins on the underside. The underside of the wings usually shows also a blackish transverse stripe beyond the middle, very faint in the hindwings. Fresh butterflies are usually cream colored, but as they get older, the wings are becoming whiter. With the disappearance of the scales the black veins on the undersides become increasingly visible on the uppersides through the wings.

Habitat:

Mountain pasture on the edge of deciduous woodland.