Species Details

ABH: 70.086

BF: 1773

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Larentiinae

Taxon: Electrophaes corylata

Authority: (Thunberg, 1792)

Vernacular: Broken-barred Carpet

Account: Common in broad-leaved woodland, hedgerows, scrub, parks and gardens throughout the British Isles. Easily recognised by the characteristic central band, which is pinched at the mid-point. Larva feeds on various broad-leaved trees and shrubs, including Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Downy Birch and Pedunculate Oak, 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: 27 — 21 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 23 Apr (2019) — 3 Aug (1975)

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:

Click here to view the full geology map of Surrey.

Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/electrophaes-corylata/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 672

Individuals: 355

Earliest Year: 1901

Latest Year: 2024

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