Family: Geometridae

70.239 Purple Thorn Selenia tetralunaria

There are 338 county records of 465 individuals from 67 different sites. First recorded in 1917.

Individual records comprise of: [464 Adult] [1 Larval] .

Occurrence by month (Adults)

Mar
1
Apr
61
May
86
Jun
92
Jul
54
Aug
167
Sep
3

Earliest: 29 Mar 2019 - Latest: 06 Sep 2016

Historical Abundance

2020
33
2019
21
2018
41
2017
34
2016
30
2015
43
2014
64
2013
41
2012
9
2011
27

Records (Individuals) by Vice County

VC67
242 (356)
VC68
96 (109)

Status Grade 2

Larval food plants

13. Broadleaved trees
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Common Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Hazel Corylus avellana
Midland Hawthorn Crataegus laevigata
Oak Quercus spp
Silver Birch Betula pendula

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