Species Details

ABH: 70.029

BF: 1682

Family: Geometridae

Subfamily: Sterrhinae

Taxon: Timandra comae

Authority: Schmidt, 1931

Vernacular: Blood-Vein

Account: Common in marshes, river-banks, water meadows and gardens throughout England and Wales, a species of conservation concern under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan. Larva feeds on Orache, Common Sorrel, Sheep's Sorrel, Knotgrass and Dock.

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: 30 — 34 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 28 Apr (2000) — 31 Oct (1970)

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

Foodplant:

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/timandra-comae/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 896

Individuals: 506

Earliest Year: 1919

Latest Year: 2025

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