Species Details

ABH: 70.241

BF: 1921

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Ennominae

Taxon: Crocallis elinguaria

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vernacular: Scalloped Oak

Account: Common in woodland, scrub, hedgerows, parks and gardens, throughout the British Isles. Wingspan 40-46 mm. Larva feeds on various broad-leaved trees and shrubs, including Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Downy and Silver Birch, Oak, Honeysuckle and Bilberry.

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: 40 — 46 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 2 Jun (2000) — 20 Sep (1994)

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

Foodplant: Polyphagous.

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

Status: Least Concern (LC)

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/crocallis-elinguaria/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 1025

Individuals: 1079

Earliest Year: 1894

Latest Year: 2025

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