Species Details

ABH: 70.117

BF: 1878

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Larentiinae

Taxon: Minoa murinata

Authority: (Scopoli, 1763)

Vernacular: Drab Looper

Account: Nationally scarce (Nb) in ancient woodland and woodland clearings in southern England and the Welsh Marches, a priority species under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan An unmistakable, but nondescript, day-flying moth. Larva feeds on Wood Spurge, 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: 18 — 23 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 20 May (1950) — 16 Aug (2015)

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

Foodplant: Euphorbia amygdaloides (Wood Spurge).

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Least Concern (LC)

UK BAP: BAP

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/minoa-murinata/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 27

Individuals: 23

Earliest Year: 1932

Latest Year: 2024

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