Species Details

ABH: 70.211

BF: 1889

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Ennominae

Taxon: Macaria notata

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vernacular: Peacock Moth

Account: Local in broad-leaved woodland and scrubby heathland throughout much of southern England, north-western England and western Scotland The main confusion species is Sharp-angled Peacock M. alternata, which see. Larva feeds on Birch and Sallow, 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: 28 — 32 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 23 Apr (2007) — 7 Sep (2021)

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

Foodplant:

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/macaria-notata/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 574

Individuals: 349

Earliest Year: 1903

Latest Year: 2025

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