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Tawny-barred Angle
Macaria liturata (Clerck, 1759)
Geometridae: Ennominae
1893 / 70.214
Photo © Dave Jones,  14/08/2022 - Stoke Holy Cross

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Dusky Peacock
Macaria signaria
Forewing: 14-17mm.
Flight: Two Generations
May - June, August - Sept
Foodplant:   Scots Pine, Norway Spruce, Corsican Pine, Sitka Spruce
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1
Status
Conifer plantations.

A fairly distinctive species with two main forms. Might possibly be confused with Dusky Peacock (Macaria signaria) but an obvious orange-buff subterminal band is present even in the melanic form (f. nigrofulvata)

Recorded in 59 (80%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1873.
Last Recorded in 2024.
Additional Stats

Latest 10 Records
Date#VC10kArea
10/11/2024127TG14Felbrigg / Runton
07/09/2024128TF63Snettisham / Ingoldisthorpe
06/09/2024127TG11Costessey
03/09/2024128TF63Snettisham / Ingoldisthorpe
02/09/2024127TG04Glandford
02/09/2024+27TG31How Hill
01/09/2024127TG32Neatishead / Barton Broad
01/09/2024128TL79Mundford
01/09/2024128TF63Snettisham
01/09/2024127TG10Cringleford (UEA)
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