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Tawny-barred Angle
Macaria liturata
Checklist Number70.214 [B&F: 1893]
Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)
Classification
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Ennominae |
| Genus: | Macaria |
| Species: | liturata |
| Authority: | (Clerck, 1759) |
Common in coniferous woodland, plantations and gardens throughout the British Isles. Widespread and common in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 28-34 mm. Worn specimens could be misidentified as Dusky Peacock M. signaria, an extremely rare immigrant, which see. Larva feeds on various coniferous trees, including Scots Pine and Norway Spruce, over-wintering as a pupa.
The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:
No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
