Species Details

ABH: 50.002

BF: 161

Family: Cossidae

Subfamily: Zeuzerinae

Taxon: Zeuzera pyrina

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1761)

Vernacular: Leopard Moth

Account: Common in open woodland, scrub, gardens, orchards and parks throughout England and Wales, female 60-78 mm. Unmistakable, males come freely to light, but females are seldom seen. Larva feeds within wood of various deciduous trees, over-wintering two or three times.

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: male 46 — 58 mm; female 60 — 78 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 1 Jun (1961) — 26 Aug (1984)

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:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/zeuzera-pyrina/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 425

Individuals: 104

Earliest Year: 1900

Latest Year: 2024

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