Family: Geometridae

70.256 Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria

There are 730 county records of 1347 individuals from 133 different sites. First recorded in 1839.

Individual records comprise of: [1288 Adult] [1 Dead] [58 Larval] .

Occurrence by month (Adults)

Jan
83
Feb
6
Mar
2
Jun
4
Sep
16
Oct
233
Nov
572
Dec
367

Earliest: 01 Jan 1988 - Latest: 31 Dec 2014

Historical Abundance

2020
25
2019
24
2018
82
2017
153
2016
31
2015
21
2014
49
2013
81
2012
20
2011
80

Records (Individuals) by Vice County

VC67
615 (1208)
VC68
115 (139)

Status Grade 1

Larval food plants

13. Broadleaved trees
32. Shrubs
Apple Malus pumila
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Common Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Dog Rose Rosa canina
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
English Elm Ulmus procera
Field Maple Acer campestre
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Midland Hawthorn Crataegus laevigata
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa
Sycamore Acer pseudoplantanus
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra

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