Shoulder Stripe - Earophila badiata
Wingspan 25-30 mm. It shows a variety of colour forms, but all have the same basic pattern.
It inhabits woodland, scrubland and other open areas.
An early Spring species, flying in March and April.
The larvae feed on types of Rose.
This moth is fairly common in England and Wales and scarcer in Scotland and Ireland. In a recent survey to determine the status of all macro moths in Britain this species was classified as common.
Fairly common in Leicestershire and Rutland. L&R Moth Group status = A (common and resident)
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
28 March 2012
David Nicholls
Ratby garden1
31 March 2009
Craig Mabbett
Broughton Astley Garden
09 April 2015
Mark Skevington
Whetstone Garden
20 March 2015
Barbara Cooper
Long Clawson
10 June 2012
early instar larva on dog rose
Barbara Cooper
Long Clawson
11 March 2018
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Species profile
- Common names
- Shoulder Stripe
- Species group:
- Moths
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Lepidoptera
- Family:
- Geometridae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 140
- First record:
- 09/04/1997 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 14/04/2024 (Pugh, Dylan)
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Graham Calow
Sapcote
23 April 2013
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
20 March 2011
Barbara Cooper
Long Clawson
24 April 2013
David Nicholls
Rutland Water
27 May 2011
