Species Details

ABH: 70.119

BF: 1792

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Larentiinae

Taxon: Philereme transversata

=Philereme transversata britannica

Authority: (Hufnagel, 1767)

Vernacular: Dark Umber

Account: Local in woodland, scrub, hedgerows and fens throughout England and south Wales; widespread and common throughout Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 31-40 mm. Characterised by combination of broad cross-band, projecting sharply at distal edge, near to the costa, and broadly scalloped outer edge to forewing and, especially, hindwing. Larva feeds on Buckthorn and Alder Buckthorn, 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: 31 — 40 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 17 Jun (1989) — 15 Aug (1988)

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

Foodplant: Rhamnus cathartica (Buckthorn).

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/philereme-transversata/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 337

Individuals: 210

Earliest Year: 1886

Latest Year: 2023

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