Photo © Mike Wall
Brimstone Moth
Opisthograptis luteolata
Checklist Number70.226 [B&F: 1906]
Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)
Classification
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Ennominae |
| Genus: | Opisthograptis |
| Species: | luteolata |
| Authority: | (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Common in hedgerows, gardens, woodland, calcareous grassland and acid heathland throughout the British Isles; abundant throughout Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 33-46 mm. Unmistakable, one of the commonest and most well-recorded geometers in the country. Larva feeds on Blackthorn, Hawthorn, Midland Hawthorn, Rowan and Wayfaring-tree, over-wintering as a pupa or small larva.
The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:
No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
