Early Tooth-striped - Trichopteryx carpinata
Wingspan 30 to 34 mm. Typically the moth has ill-defined markings, but the northern fasciata form has more contrasting cross-bands.
Woodland habitats and well wooded areas.
Flies in April and May in a single generation.
The larvae feed on various trees and shrubs including Honeysuckle, Willow and Birch.
A fairly frequent species over most of the British Isles. In a recent survey to determine the status of all macro moths in Britain this species was classified as common.
Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland. L&R Moth Group status = C (very scarce resident or rare migrant).
Mark Skevington
Charnwood Lodge
20 April 2013
Mark Skevington
Narborough Bog
16 April 2003
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Species profile
- Common names
- Early Tooth-striped
- Species group:
- Moths
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Lepidoptera
- Family:
- Geometridae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 5
- First record:
- 16/04/2003 (Skevington, Mark)
- Last record:
- 18/04/2019 (Skevington, Mark)
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