Species Details

ABH: 70.092

BF: 1757

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Larentiinae

Taxon: Eulithis mellinata

Authority: (Fabricius, 1787)

Vernacular: Spinach

Account: Common in woodland, gardens and allotments throughout lowland Britain, a species of conservation concern under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan The main confusion species is Barred Straw E. pyraliata, which see. Larva feeds on Black and Red Currant, over-wintering as an egg.

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: 33 — 38 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 4 Jun (1982) — 18 Aug (2003)

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

Foodplant: Ribes sp.

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

Status: Vulnerable (VU)

UK BAP: BAP(R)

WCA:

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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/eulithis-mellinata/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 270

Individuals: 63

Earliest Year: 1900

Latest Year: 2019

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