Species Details

ABH: 70.064

BF: 1793

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Larentiinae

Taxon: Euphyia biangulata

Authority: (Haworth, 1809)

Vernacular: Cloaked Carpet

Account: Nationally scarce (Nb) in damp woodland, ravines and sunken lanes in southern England, Wales and southern Ireland Fairly unmistakable, with two teeth on the projection of the dark central band into the white postmedian area. Larva feeds on Stitchwort, 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 — 34 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 6 Jun (1975) — 15 Sep (1995)

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

Foodplant: Stellaria sp.

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/euphyia-biangulata/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 86

Individuals: 61

Earliest Year: 1864

Latest Year: 2024

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