Family: Geometridae

70.265 Mottled Beauty Alcis repandata

There are 3394 county records of 9736 individuals from 254 different sites. First recorded in 1839.

Individual records comprise of: [9731 Adult] [5 Larval] .

Occurrence by month (Adults)

May
3
Jun
1310
Jul
7420
Aug
973
Sep
21

Earliest: 10 May 2002 - Latest: 21 Sep 1998

Historical Abundance

2020
216
2019
486
2018
832
2017
500
2016
481
2015
320
2014
344
2013
803
2012
375
2011
434

Records (Individuals) by Vice County

VC67
2489 (7437)
VC68
905 (2299)

Status Grade 1

Larval food plants

Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Bramble Rubus fructicosus agg.
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Common Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Juniper Juniperus communis
Lawson's Cypress Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
Midland Hawthorn Crataegus laevigata
Norway Spruce Picea abies
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Traveller's Joy Clematis vitalba
Woody plants Woody plants

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