# Eurasian Copper Underwing

*Amphipyra pyramidea*

When roosting during the day, these moths often huddle together in tight, overlapping groups inside dark tree hollows or outbuildings.

- **Taxonomy:** Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Noctuidae › Amphipyra
- **IUCN Red List status:** Least Concern
- **Population trend:** stable
- **Biome:** forest
- **Habitat:** Deciduous woodlands, parklands, and mature suburban gardens.
- **Diet:** Adults feed on woody sap, nectar, and overripe fruit; caterpillars eat leaves of oak, birch, willow, and other deciduous trees.
- **Range:** Europe, Temperate Asia, North Africa
- **Size:** Wingspan of 47-54 mm
- **Lifespan:** 1 year (egg to adult)
- **Active:** nocturnal
- **Threats:** Light pollution disrupting mating and feeding, urban development, and broad-spectrum pesticide use.
- **Safe to approach?:** Harmless. This moth is completely safe to observe and handle gently. If one enters your home, cup it in a glass and release it outside near trees or shrubs after dark.

## About

The copper underwing , humped green fruitworm , or pyramidal green fruitworm ( Amphipyra pyramidea ) is a moth of the family Noctuidae.

## Sources

- Plate: https://gaia-dex.com/species/8d1dcaef-459c-461d-bc85-f5c200702eb5
- iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/461937
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphipyra pyramidea
- Conservation status: IUCN Red List category, as recorded by Gaia-Dex
- Photo: https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/21761655/medium.jpg (Dodly, CC-BY, via iNaturalist)

Habitat, diet, size and similar notes are AI-written summaries; check them against the linked sources before relying on them.