Species Details

ABH: 70.200

BF: 1883

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Larentiinae

Taxon: Acasis viretata

Authority: (Hübner, [1799])

Vernacular: Yellow-barred Brindle

Account:

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan:

Surrey Flight Period: 23 Mar (2012) — 13 Sep (1969)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Cornus sanguinea (Dogwood), Hedera sp., Ilex sp., Ligustrum vulgare (Wild Privet), Viburnum opulus (Guelder-rose).

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Least Concern (LC)

UK BAP:

WCA:

Click here to view the full geology map of Surrey.

Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/acasis-viretata/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 702

Individuals: 231

Earliest Year: 1840

Latest Year: 2024

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