Species Details

ABH: 70.031

BF: 1676

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Sterrhinae

Taxon: Cyclophora annularia

Authority: (Fabricius, 1775)

Vernacular: Mocha

Account: Nationally scarce (Nb) in scrubland, woodland and mature hedgerows in parts of southern England Unmistakable, although poorly marked specimens could be overlooked as Maiden's Blush C. punctaria. Larva feeds on Field Maple, over-wintering as a pupa.

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: 22 — 26 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 30 Apr (2025) — 14 Sep (1986)

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

Foodplant:

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/cyclophora-annularia/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 156

Individuals: 50

Earliest Year: 1893

Latest Year: 2025

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