Family: Geometridae

70.049 Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata

There are 7474 county records of 16229 individuals from 316 different sites. First recorded in 1839.

Individual records comprise of: [16221 Adult] [1 Dead] [7 Larval] .

Occurrence by month (Adults)

Mar
3
Apr
86
May
1812
Jun
2816
Jul
2907
Aug
5001
Sep
3433
Oct
96
Dec
2

Earliest: 05 Mar 1990 - Latest: 31 Dec 2011

Historical Abundance

2020
411
2019
588
2018
746
2017
805
2016
882
2015
610
2014
830
2013
1152
2012
895
2011
717

Records (Individuals) by Vice County

VC67
5445 (11984)
VC68
2029 (4245)

Status Grade 1

Larval food plants

Cabbage Brassica spp
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris

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