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Eriogaster lanestris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lasiocampidae: Lasiocampinae
1633 / 66.005
Photo © Sally Rix,  28.03.11 Shipdham [On Escallonia]

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December Moth
Poecilocampa populi
Forewing: 15-21mm.
Flight: One generation. Feb-Mar.
Foodplant:   Blackthorn, Hawthorns.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Former Status: Nationally Scarce B
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2
Status
Local.
Hedgerows.

Formerly scarce, restricted to a few scattered colonies in England and Ireland. Locally found and regularly recorded in Norfolk in recent years.

Most frequently recorded as larvae in communal webs April - Aug.

Recorded in 34 (46%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1800.
Last Recorded in 2025.
Additional Stats
Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
08/05/20254027TG10Bowthorpe / Earlham
05/05/2025127TG04Cley next the Sea
11/04/2025128TF92Great Ryburgh
21/03/2025127TG04Cley next the Sea
07/03/2025127TG03Melton Constable
09/07/2024+28TF93Great Walsingham
26/06/20242827TG10Wymondham
07/06/2024127TM39Heckingham
06/06/2024128TF90Shipdham
28/05/2024127TG14Weybourne
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