Family: Geometridae

70.069 Dark Spinach Pelurga comitata

There are 229 county records of 2983 individuals from 32 different sites. First recorded in 1839.

Individual records comprise of: [2633 Adult] [350 Larval] .

Occurrence by month (Adults)

Jun
49
Jul
1908
Aug
545
Sep
11

Earliest: 10 Jun 2019 - Latest: 14 Sep 2020

Historical Abundance

2020
4
2019
85
2018
85
2017
5
2016
3
2015
7
2014
31
2013
1688
2012
362
2011
315

Records (Individuals) by Vice County

VC67
25 (40)
VC68
204 (2943)

Similar Species

1756 Northern Spinach Eulithis populata

Status Grade 2

Larval food plants

Goosefoot Chenopodium spp
Orache Atriplex spp

Find moths by larval food plants here.

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