Species Details

ABH: 65.008

BF: 1652

Family: Drepanidae

Subfamily: Thyatirinae

Taxon: Thyatira batis

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vernacular: Peach Blossom

Account: Common in scrub, hedgerows and gardens throughout the British Isles The pink and brown petal-like markings on forewing are diagnostic (MBGBI Vol 7 part 2). Larva feeds on Bramble, over-wintering as a pupa.

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: 39 — 44 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 28 Apr (2022) — 3 Sep (2014)

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

Foodplant: Rubus fruticosus.

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/thyatira-batis/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 679

Individuals: 274

Earliest Year: 1881

Latest Year: 2025

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