Photo © Mike Wall
Bordered White
Bupalus piniaria
Checklist Number70.276 [B&F: 1954]
Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)
Classification
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Ennominae |
| Genus: | Bupalus |
| Species: | piniaria |
| Authority: | (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Common in coniferous woodland and plantations throughout much of the British Isles. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight fairly common in pine woodland in all three vice-counties, though apparently never the pest it sometimes is in other parts of the country. Wingspan 34-40 mm. Unmistakable. Larva feeds on Scots Pine, Corsican Pine, Norway Spruce and European Larch, causing sufficient damage to be a serious pest in some areas, 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
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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
