Species Details

ABH: 70.262

BF: 1938

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Ennominae

Taxon: Selidosema brunnearia

=Selidosema brunnearia scandinaviaria

=Selidosema brunnearia tyronensis

Authority: (Villers, 1789)

Vernacular: Bordered Grey

Account: Nationally scarce, on heathland, moorland and sand-dunes in southern England (Hampshire and adjoining counties), with isolated populations in north-western England and western Scotland. Also occurs in Ireland (ssp. tyronensis) Larva feeds on Heather and Common Bird's-foot Trefoil.

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: 37 — 43 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 23 Jul (1967) — 21 Aug (1966)

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

Foodplant: Calluna sp., Lotus corniculatus (Common Bird's-foot-trefoil), Rumex sp. (a dock).

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

Status: Least Concern (LC)

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/selidosema-brunnearia/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 39

Individuals: 44

Earliest Year: 1892

Latest Year: 2015

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