Species Details

ABH: 70.198

BF: 1879

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Larentiinae

Taxon: Lobophora halterata

Authority: (Hufnagel, 1767)

Vernacular: Seraphim

Account: Local in broad-leaved woodland throughout much of England, Wales and southern Scotland Fairly unmistakable. Larva feeds on Aspen and Black Poplar, 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: 29 — 32 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 15 Apr (2007) — 22 Jun (1962)

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

Foodplant: Populus sp. (a poplar), Populus tremula (Aspen).

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/lobophora-halterata/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 339

Individuals: 86

Earliest Year: 1893

Latest Year: 2025

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