Family: Geometridae
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1883 Yellow-barred Brindle Acasis viretata Wingspan 25-29mm
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© Peter Tilley
Status: Resident, local, quite well distributed in S England, Wales and Ireland
Habitat: Broadleaf woodland, hedgerows, parks and gardens

Laval Food Plant:

 Flowers and leaves of Holly, Ivy, Wild Privet and Dog Rose
Overwinters: As a pupa

Flight Period

1884 The Magpie Abraxas grossulariata Wingspan 35-40mm
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© Peter Tilley
Status: Resident, common, throughout Britain, scarce in Scotland
Habitat: Heaths, moorland, gardens, hedgerows

Laval Food Plant:

 Red Currant, Black Currant, Gooseberry, Spindle
Overwinters: Small larva on food plant. Pupates in a cocoon on the food plant

Flight Period

1885 Clouded Magpie Abraxas sylvata Wingspan 35-44mm
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© Peter Tilley
Status: Resident, locally distributed throughout Britain but less so in Scotland
Habitat: Woodland, parkland, scrub

Laval Food Plant:

 English Elm, Wych Elm
Overwinters: As a pupa underground

Flight Period

1887 Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata Wingspan 30-38mm
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© Peter Tilley
Status: Resident, common distributed over most of Britain
Habitat: Woodland, carr, wetlands, heathlands, Poplar plantations

Laval Food Plant:

 Aspen, Willows, Sallows, Poplar
Overwinters: As a pupa underground

Flight Period

1888 Scorched Carpet Ligdia adustata Wingspan 20-25mm
2

© Peter Tilley
Status: Resident, local, common in S England, scarcer in the north
Habitat: Broadleaf woodland, scrub, hedgerows, gardens

Laval Food Plant:

 Spindle
Overwinters: As a pupa

Flight Period

1889 Peacock Moth Semiothisa notata Wingspan 28-32mm
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© Peter Tilley
Status: Resident, local, common in S England and Wales, scarcer in the Scotland and Ireland
Habitat: Broadleaf woodland, wooded heathland

Laval Food Plant:

 Birch
Overwinters: As a pupa in plant debris

Flight Period

1890 Sharp-angled Peacock Semiothisa alternaria Wingspan 22-27mm
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© Peter Tilley
Status: Resident, local, common in S England and Wales
Habitat: Open broadleaf woodland, heathland, coastal sand dunes

Laval Food Plant:

 Sallows, Willows, Blackthorn, Sea Buckthorn
Overwinters: As a pupa in a cocoon just below the ground

Flight Period

1893 Tawny-barred Angle Semiothisa liturata Wingspan 22-27mm
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© Peter Tilley
Status: Resident, common, distributed over much of Britain
Habitat: Conifer plantations

Laval Food Plant:

 Coniferous trees
Overwinters: As a pupa among fallen conifer needles

Flight Period

1894 Latticed Heath Semiothisa clathrata Wingspan 20-25mm
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© Peter Tilley
Status: Resident, common, distributed over much of Britain. Suspected immigrant
Habitat: Lucerne crops, heathland, moorland, gardens

Laval Food Plant:

 Clover, Trefoils, Lucerne
Overwinters: As a pupa underground

Flight Period

1897 The V Moth Semiothisa wauaria Wingspan 25-30mm
0

Photo © Ian Kimber
Status: Resident, local, distributed over mainland Britain
Habitat: Gardens, allotments

Laval Food Plant:

 Black Currant, Red Currant, Gooseberry
Overwinters: As an egg on the food plant, pupating in a cocoon among the leaves of the food plant

Flight Period

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