Species Details

ABH: 70.066

BF: 1746

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Larentiinae

Taxon: Earophila badiata

Authority: ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Vernacular: Shoulder Stripe

Account: Common in woodland, hedgerows, scrub and gardens throughout England and southern Scotland. Fairly unmistakable. Larva feeds on Dog Rose and other species of wild rose, 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: 31 — 35 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 19 Feb (1998) — 25 May (1992)

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/earophila-badiata/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 377

Individuals: 159

Earliest Year: 1894

Latest Year: 2024

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