Species Details

ABH: 70.258

BF: 1937

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Ennominae

Taxon: Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Authority: ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Vernacular: Willow Beauty

Account: Common in woodland, scrub, hedgerows, parks and gardens throughout England, Wales and southern Scotland. One of a number of confusingly similar species, including Feathered Beauty P. secundaria, Mottled Beauty Alcis repandata, Great Oak Beauty Hypomecis roboraria and Satin Beauty Deileptenia ribeata, which can be separated with care by their forewing markings. Larva feeds on Hawthorn, Plum, Privet, Silver and Downy Birch, Alder Buckthorn, Honeysuckle, Traveller's-joy and Ivy.

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: 40 — 48 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 8 May (2008) — 30 Oct (1957)

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

Foodplant: Clematis sp., Hedera sp., Taxus sp.

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/peribatodes-rhomboidaria/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 2342

Individuals: 3256

Earliest Year: 1899

Latest Year: 2025

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