Species Details

ABH: 70.105

BF: 1800

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Larentiinae

Taxon: Operophtera fagata

Authority: (Scharfenberg, 1805)

Vernacular: Northern Winter Moth

Account: Common in woodland, heathland, scrub, gardens and orchards throughout the British Isles For a comparison of this species and the closely related Winter Moth O. brumata, click here. Larva feeds on Silver Birch, Downy Birch, Alder, Beech and Apple.

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: 32 — 40 mm

Surrey Flight Period: —

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

Foodplant: Betula sp. (a birch), Rosaceae.

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/operophtera-fagata/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 127

Individuals: 98

Earliest Year: 1910

Latest Year: 2020

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