Family: Geometridae

70.244 Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria

There are 846 county records of 1313 individuals from 142 different sites. First recorded in 1829.

Individual records comprise of: [1300 Adult] [13 Larval] .

Occurrence by month (Adults)

Sep
57
Oct
1024
Nov
196
Dec
1

Earliest: 05 Sep 1981 - Latest: 04 Dec 2017

Historical Abundance

2020
41
2019
30
2018
131
2017
81
2016
68
2015
65
2014
76
2013
96
2012
44
2011
113

Records (Individuals) by Vice County

VC67
606 (984)
VC68
240 (329)

Status Grade 1

Larval food plants

13. Broadleaved trees
Black Poplar Populus nigra
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Common Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Crab Apple Malus sylvestris
Dog Rose Rosa canina
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Hazel Corylus avellana
Midland Hawthorn Crataegus laevigata
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Silver Birch Betula pendula

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