Species Details

ABH: 70.215

BF: 1897

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Ennominae

Taxon: Macaria wauaria

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vernacular: V-Moth

Account: Local in gardens and allotments throughout much of the British Isles, a species of conservation concern under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan Unmistakable. Larva feeds on Black Currant, Red Currant and Gooseberry, 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: 27 — 34 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 10 Jun (1992) — 24 Aug (1962)

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: Endangered (EN)

UK BAP: BAP(R)

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/macaria-wauaria/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 176

Individuals: 123

Earliest Year: 1903

Latest Year: 2011

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