Northumberland Moths
Fox Moth Macrothylacia rubi
Family: Lasiocampidae
66.008 Fox Moth Macrothylacia rubi
There are 324 county records of 431 individuals from 184 different sites. First recorded in 1827.
Individual records comprise of: [241 Adult] [1 Cocoon] [1 Dead] [187 Larval] [1 Not recorded] .Occurrence by month (Adults)
| May 62 | Jun 118 | Jul 49 | Aug 1 |
Earliest: 03 May 2017 - Latest: 23 Aug 2003
Historical Abundance
| 2020 8 | 2019 11 | 2018 8 | 2017 15 | 2016 7 | 2015 17 | 2014 7 | 2013 1 | 2012 12 | 2011 42 |
Records (Individuals) by Vice County
| VC67 238 (333) | VC68 86 (98) |
Status Grade 1
Larval food plants
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillusBramble Rubus fructicosus agg.
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Salad Burnet Sanguisorba minor
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