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Early Tooth-striped

Trichopteryx carpinata

Checklist Number
70.202 [B&F: 1881]

Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)

Classification

Family:Geometridae
Subfamily:Larentiinae
Genus:Trichopteryx
Species:carpinata
Authority:(Borkhausen, 1794)

Common in broad-leaved woodland, scrubby heathland and fens throughout the British Isles. Widespread and common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 30-34 mm. A distinctive early spring geometer, perhaps confusable only with Seraphim Lobophora halterata, but Early Tooth-striped is larger and greyer, with cross-lines weaker. Larva feeds on Sallow, Silver and Downy Birch, Honeysuckle and Alder, over-wintering as a pupa.

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
Main flight time
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