Species Details

ABH: 70.023

BF: 1689

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Sterrhinae

Taxon: Scopula marginepunctata

Authority: (Goeze, 1781)

Vernacular: Mullein Wave

Account: Local in grassland and saltmarshes along most of the Welsh and English coastline, but distinctly uncommon inland, except in the London area where it is locally abundant, a species of conservation concern under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan Similar in appearance to Weaver's Wave Idaea contiguaria, but significantly larger, with no overlap in wingspan. Larva feeds on Wild Marjoram, Wood Sage, Horseshoe Vetch, Yarrow and Mugwort.

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: 25 — 28 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 15 May (1998) — 3 Oct (1977)

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

Foodplant: Polyphagous.

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

Status: Least Concern (LC)

UK BAP: BAP(R)

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/scopula-marginepunctata/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 128

Individuals: 33

Earliest Year: 1924

Latest Year: 2018

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