Family: Geometridae
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1796 Pale November Moth Epirrita chrystyi Wingspan 38-44mm
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© Peter Tilley
Status: Resident, common, more local than November Moth
Habitat: Mature woodland

Laval Food Plant:

 Beech, Elm, Hawthorns, Sallows
Overwinters: As an egg on a twig or bark, pupates underground

Flight Period

1797 Autumnal Moth Epirrita autumnata Wingspan 25-35mm
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© Peter Tilley
Status: Resident, common, thinly distributed throughout Britain
Habitat: Open rides in woodland also mixed woodland

Laval Food Plant:

 Birch Alder also Heathers
Overwinters: As an egg on a twig or bark, pupates underground

Flight Period

1799 Winter Moth Operophtera brumata Wingspan 22-28mm
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© Peter Tilley
Status: Resident, common, distributed throughout Britain
Habitat: Trees, shrubs, gardens, hedgerows

Laval Food Plant:

 Any broadleaf tree
Overwinters: As an egg on a twig or bark, pupates in a tough cocoon on or below ground

Flight Period

1802 The Rivulet Perizoma affinitata Wingspan 24-30mm
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© Peter Tilley
Status: Resident, common, distributed throughout Britain
Habitat: Open woodland, hedgerows, light scrub

Laval Food Plant:

 Flowers and seed of Red Campion
Overwinters: As a pupa underground

Flight Period

1803 Small Rivulet Perizoma alchemillata Wingspan 14-18mm
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© Peter Tilley
Status: Resident, common, distributed throughout Britain
Habitat: Open woodland, hedgerows, light scrub, marshes and gardens

Laval Food Plant:

 Flowers and seed of Hemp Nettle
Overwinters: As a pupa underground

Flight Period

1804 Barred Rivulet Perizoma bifaciata Wingspan 20-26mm
0

© Peter Tilley
Status: Resident, local throughout Britain
Habitat: Chalk downland, woodland rides, chalky ground

Laval Food Plant:

 Ripening seeds of Red Bartsia
Overwinters: As a pupa underground, sometimes up to five years

Flight Period

1807 Grass Rivulet Perizoma albulata Wingspan 20-26mm
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© Peter Clarke
Status: Resident, local throughout Britain
Habitat: Grassland, dune slacks, coastal shingle

Laval Food Plant:

 Ripening seeds of Yellow Rattle
Overwinters: As a pupa underground

Flight Period

1808 Sandy Carpet Perizoma flavofasciata Wingspan 26-32mm
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© Peter Tilley
Status: Resident, common, well distributed throughout Britain
Habitat: Open woodland, mature hedgerows, sand dunes

Laval Food Plant:

 Flowers and ripening seeds of Red Campion
Overwinters: As a pupa underground

Flight Period

1809 Twin-spot Carpet Perizoma didymata Wingspan 24-29mm
1
© Peter Tilley
Status: Resident, common, well distributed throughout Britain
Habitat: Moorland, woodland and hedgerows in lowlands, sand dunes and sea cliffs

Laval Food Plant:

 Bilberry, Heather, Sallows, Red Campion, Cow Parsley
Overwinters: As an egg

Flight Period

1811 Slender Pug Eupithecia tenuiata Wingspan 14-16mm
5
© Peter Tilley
Status: Resident, common, thinly scattered throughout Britain
Habitat: Damp woodland, fens, dune slacks

Laval Food Plant:

 Catkins of Salix species
Overwinters: As an egg on the food plant, pupates in plant debris

Flight Period

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