Photo © David G Green
Grey Scalloped Bar
Dyscia fagaria
Checklist Number70.292 [B&F: 1969]
Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)
Classification
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Ennominae |
| Genus: | Dyscia |
| Species: | fagaria |
| Authority: | (Thunberg, 1784) |
Local on heathland, moorland, bogs and mosses throughout much of the British Isles. In Hampshire locally rather frequent on the New Forest heaths, especially near recently burned ground, on which the imago rests by day; very occasional elsewhere in the county and on the Isle of Wight, where first recorded in 2001. Wingspan 31-40 mm. Larva feeds on Heather, Bell Heather and Cross-leaved Heath.
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)
