Species Details

ABH: 70.033

BF: 1678

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Sterrhinae

Taxon: Cyclophora puppillaria

Authority: (Hübner, [1799])

Vernacular: Blair's Mocha

Account: An increasingly common immigrant from mainland Europe, appearing in southern England Most likely to be confused with second-generation Clay Triple-lines C. linearia, but antemedian fascia usually more continuous and media fascia thicker and bolder in that species. Larva feeds on Holm Oak, but it may be using other Quercus species in the UK.

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: 28 — 36 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 16 Jun (1964) — 28 Oct (2006)

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

Foodplant: Quercus ilex (Evergreen Oak).

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

Status: Least Concern (LC)

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/cyclophora-puppillaria/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 17

Individuals: 14

Earliest Year: 1959

Latest Year: 2015

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