Species Details

ABH: 70.070

BF: 1745

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Larentiinae

Taxon: Larentia clavaria

Authority: (Haworth, 1809)

Vernacular: Mallow

Account:

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:

Surrey Flight Period: 1 Sep (1985) — 30 Oct (2006)

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

Foodplant: Alcea sp., Althaea officinalis (Marsh-mallow), Malva sylvestris (Common Mallow).

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/larentia-clavaria/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 154

Individuals: 81

Earliest Year: 1919

Latest Year: 2024

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